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 federal government shutdown is threatening to suspend these SNAP benefits, after the US Department of Agriculture last week, in a message on its website, that payments would not be issued on Nov.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are expiring in two days amid the nearly one-month-long government shutdown. Based on 2024's fiscal year, nearly 42 million low-income Americans relied on SNAP to afford groceries and receive crucial food assistance.

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The SNAP program provides food for 5.5 million low-income Californians, providing about $785 for a family of three each month to purchase food, seeds and plants. CalFresh, California’s version of the assistance program, serves more than half a million people across the Bay Area.

Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 government shutdown.

The City of Middletown has opened applications for an emergency food assistance program. The initiative is aimed at helping SNAP recipients whose benefits are expected to be cut off on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown and new regulations. The city will fund the program by redirecting federal monies in its possession.

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