SNAP benefits will not be disbursed on Nov. 1, one month after the government shutdown. What that means for Delaware, local food resources

The government shutdown is only becoming harder for Americans to bear. But Republicans and Democrats still have yet to strike a funding deal.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.

Lawmakers in Louisiana approved a resolution Wednesday to allow the state's Department of Health to use up to $150 million in funding for some people who would normally receive SNAP benefits.

The deadline is ticking for the federal government to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, considered the nation's largest meal assistance program.

The city of Flint is making plans to launch a food voucher program to help households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if benefits are suspended starting on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits may not go out on Nov. 1 because of the federal government shutdown.

Experts say the number of Oregonians who utilize SNAP reflects both the economic realities and deliberate policy choices made by Oregon leaders in the past.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday announced that Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) will deliver benefits to people who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If the shutdown hasn’t ended by Nov. 1, VENA will begin weekly distributions on Monday.