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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides government assistance to bring food and other necessities to low-income households.
San Francisco is stepping in to help thousands of families worried that they may not be able to put food on the table as their federal benefits run out due to the government shutdown.
SNAP benefits suspended in Sheboygan County affect 12,000+ people, over half are children. Local food banks need donations as families face food insecurity.
The $5 million will not come close to what the federal government typically sends SNAP recipients in Oregon in a typical month.
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Texas Sen. John Cornyn backs bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing during shutdown as cutoff nears
Texas, offered a pointed analogy Wednesday when asked about Democrats blaming President Donald Trump for the impending cutoff of federal nutrition assistance due to the government shutdown. Cornyn compared Democrats to the proverbial kid who murders his parents,
City Council data from 2024 shows about 20% of New York City residents receive SNAP. In the Bronx, more than 40% of people rely on it.
As SNAP benefits will lapse for millions in November, several food delivery services are offering ways to get discounted groceries. Here are some options available.
A Portland coffee shop that, as of Tuesday, had raised about $90,000 to help serve breakfast to people losing federal food benefits, has, a day later, raised nearly $200,000.