Local Food Pantry Sees Rising Demand Amid Government Shutdown

Local food pantry sees rising demand amid government shutdown

As the government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits, food pantry volunteers call for donations and urge Congress to pass a budget.

Coloradans may not receive SNAP benefits in November due to government shutdown

Colorado Governor Jared Polis says the state is looking at options to keep families fed and how to support people if the government doesn't reopen.

SNAP, WIC benefits help keep families fed, but future uncertain amid shutdown

For Robin Nolte, each trip to the grocery store takes careful planning. As someone who relies on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, she knows that every dollar matters. With the ongoing government shutdown, that planning must now navigate a new layer of uncertainty. “It is literally the difference between life and death there,” Nolte, who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, told Straight Arrow News. Nolte has received SNAP benefits …

SNAP payments may not be issued due to federal government shutdown, Wyoming DFS says

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Family Services says that due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP beneficiaries will not be issued their November food benefits until federal funding is restored. SNAP — short for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — provides monthly benefits that assist low-income households to buy the food they need for the month. A release from Wyoming DFS states that during the last state fiscal year — J…

Hochul slams Trump and Congressional Republicans over threat to end SNAP benefits due to ‘insufficient funds’ for food program

Gov. Kathy Hochul accused the Trump Administration of deliberately withholding SNAP benefits from roughly 3 million New Yorkers.

Minnesota halts new SNAP enrollments due to shutdown

A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images)The U.S. Department of Agriculture has informed states that there are insufficient funds to pay for SNAP benefits in November — unless Congress passes a spending bill by the end of the month. SNAP benefits, also referred to as food stamps, help low-income families buy food. About 440,000 Minnesotans rely on SNAP. Most of them are children, …