SNAP Benefits Government Shutdown
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An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, according to the USDA. October 2025 reports indicate that about 42 million Americans participate in SNAP monthly.
Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must continue to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The megabill further shuttered the SNAP-Ed, a federally funded grant program that "helps people make their SNAP dollars stretch, teaches them how to cook healthy meals, and lead physically active lifestyles," according to the program's website. Funding for SNAP-Ed ended Oct. 1.
The Fair Food Network's Double Up Food Bucks program helps families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) buy more fresh produce at more than 230 participating grocery stores and farmers markets across Michigan. This week, the national ...
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Triangle bakery steps up, offering free bread to SNAP recipients amid government shutdown
With Durham and Chapel Hill locations, Guglhupf is giving away free loaves of bread to anyone who shows their EBT card during business hours.
In East Tennessee alone, more than 120,000 people rely on the food assistance program to receive supplementary money for groceries, all of whom are at or below the poverty line, according to SNAP eligibility requirements.
Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown
The decision, in response to a lawsuit from nonprofits and cities, comes ahead of a Saturday funding cliff for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.