US EditionKehoe Directs $15.6 Million in Emergency Food Aid as Government Shutdown Continues
Missouri allocated $10.6 million to senior services and $5 million to food banks to address urgent needs caused by delayed SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown.
- Wednesday's announcement from Missouri's governor, Kehoe, allocated $10.6 million in food aid as the federal shutdown delays November SNAP benefits.
- Missouri's scale of need is large, with almost 666,000 people dependent on SNAP, but Kehoe said the state cannot fully replace federal SNAP benefits and seeks other funding sources.
- Kehoe directed a $10.6 million transfer from the Senior Services Growth and Development Fund to Missouri's Area Agencies on Aging and allocated $5 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding to Missouri food banks.
- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services urged Missouri families receiving benefits to keep attending appointments and redeeming them as usual, and the Women, Infants and Children program will continue into November.
- Human stories from relief lines, including a longtime government worker quoted by Tom Stewart, show San Diego's Jewish Family Service responding as demand surged.
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Missouri Governor directs millions to Missouri seniors as shutdown hits aging services - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
MISSOURI (KBSI) – As the federal government shutdown stretches on, Missouri’s older residents and the agencies designed to support them are feeling the strain. The Missouri Area of Agencies on Aging serves approximately 250,000 individuals annually. The federally funded program enables the agency to help aging Missourians live safely and independently in their communities. Julie Peetz is the Executive Director of the Missouri Association of Area…
Governor Kehoe announces expedited appropriations for Food Assistance as Democrat-led federal government shutdown continues - Marshall Democrat
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Lawmakers and councilors approve plan to fund mobile food pantries as SNAP set to pause
Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Weaver (standing, right) addresses questions from Executive Councilor Joe Kenney (left) about a plan to use $2 million in state Medicaid Enhancement Tax revenues to fund food banks in response to a lapse in SNAP funding during the federal government shutdown, on Oct. 29, 2025. (Ethan DeWitt | New Hampshire Bulletin)With Congress showing no signs of resolving its stalemate and ending the o…
Missouri governor to spend millions on food programs amid federal government shutdown
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) - Gov. Mike Kehoe said the state will spend more than $15 million to cover some food programs as the federal government shutdown continues. Kehoe said in a news release on Wednesday that he would redirect money toward two programs aimed to help feed people in the state. The state plans to spend $10.6 million on the Missouri Area Agencies on Aging. Kehoe said the programs "will be critical" in giving meals to seniors. Money w…
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