Texas Food Banks Boost Aid as SNAP Hit by Shutdown Effects

Texas food banks boost aid as SNAP hit by shutdown effects

TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- As the federal government shutdown continues, food banks across East Texas are ramping up emergency response efforts to support families who have missed paychecks and are impacted by a potential disruption in SNAP benefits. According to Feeding Texas, more than 3.5 million Texans participate in the SNAP program to help put food on their tables. Due to the ongoing government shutdown, those who rely on SNAP benefits may not…

Bell County food pantries see surge in demand, longer wait times as more people seek help

Demand at local food pantries continues to grow as millions of Americans struggle with uncertainty about their benefits.25 Newsspoke with some of our neighbors relying on food pantries because of the shutdown's impact on their household budgets.Watch the full story here: Government shutdown drives surge in local food pantry demand across Texas communities"How are we going to feed the kids? I mean, it's the holidays," said Farrah, a resident who …

Texas Food Banks See Surge in Demand as SNAP Benefits Are Paused

Millions of Texans will lose federal food assistance in November, raising questions of where to get free meals and groceries. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will stop paying qualifying Texans for food due to insufficient funding, affecting the 3.2 million Texans who get these benefits on their Lone Star Cards each month. More than half of these enrollees are children. The federal government shut down Oct. 1 after lawmake…