US EditionFood banks prepare for lapse of SNAP funding, ‘unprecedented’ need due to government shutdown
Yuma Community Food Bank faces rising demand and risks losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding if the government shutdown persists past this month.
- This past week, the Yuma Community Food Bank is preparing to serve more local residents after increased need, warning it might lose federal funding and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
- The dispute over health care has left food assistance programs at risk of running out of money by the end of the month, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention facing layoffs during the federal government shutdown.
- Supplies at the food bank are dwindling, but CEO Andy Robinson of the Yuma Community Food Bank urged local donors and volunteers, saying `Our mission is to provide for our Yuma Community.`
- Families and federal employees are beginning to feel the shutdown's impact and increasingly rely on Yuma Community Food Bank, while Robinson warned uncertain funding could affect the food bank long term.
- The food bank says the public can help and residents can receive aid by showing ID, while Julie Rovner, KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent, discussed Oct. 22 health-care compromises.
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