Henrico food pantry seeking help to keep everyone fed during SNAP uncertainty

Henrico food pantry seeking help to keep everyone fed during SNAP uncertainty

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A freeze on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments (SNAP) is set to take effect, impacting more than 800,000 Virginians and placing pressure on food pantries. SNAP benefits were supposed to be reloaded starting Saturday, Nov. 1, but the impact of the looming funding lapse is already taking a toll, as Commonwealth Catholic Charities tries to keep people fed through a pantry in Henrico's West End. The grou…