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How Metro Atlanta Food Banks Are Supporting Families Amid SNAP Benefits Crisis from Government Shutdown

How Metro Atlanta Food Banks Are Supporting Families Amid SNAP Benefits Crisis from Government Shutdown

ATLANTA, Ga. — Recently, there has been some confusion about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the government ... Read more

Kentucky’s Gov. Beshear Invests  Million to Strengthen Food Banks: A Boost for Communities in Need

Kentucky’s Gov. Beshear Invests $5 Million to Strengthen Food Banks: A Boost for Communities in Need

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear took decisive action on Monday by signing an executive order to declare a state of emergency, ... Read more

How Food Relief Centers Are Adapting to Surging Demand During SNAP Pause: A Community Response

How Food Relief Centers Are Adapting to Surging Demand During SNAP Pause: A Community Response

The federal government shutdown has now reached five weeks, raising significant worries for those relying on food assistance through SNAP ... Read more

North Idaho Food Banks Gear Up to Meet Surging Demand: How You Can Help

North Idaho Food Banks Gear Up to Meet Surging Demand: How You Can Help

Christina Harris once relied on The Emergency Food Assistance Program to support her family. Now, she gives back by volunteering ... Read more

How the Kansas Food Bank is Bracing for Increased Demand as SNAP Benefits Face Cuts

How the Kansas Food Bank is Bracing for Increased Demand as SNAP Benefits Face Cuts

WICHITA, Kan. — A government shutdown by November 1 could leave about 188,000 Kansans without Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ... Read more

Chaffee BoCC Greenlights Crucial Emergency Food Aid for Local Residents: A Lifeline from Jan Wondra – Ark Valley Voice

Chaffee BoCC Greenlights Crucial Emergency Food Aid for Local Residents: A Lifeline from Jan Wondra – Ark Valley Voice

During a recent meeting, the Chaffee Board of County Commissioners voted to allocate $75,000 for emergency food aid. This decision ... Read more

Food Banks Brace for Increased Demand as SNAP Cuts Leave Residents in Need

Food Banks Brace for Increased Demand as SNAP Cuts Leave Residents in Need

CINCINNATI – Food banks are bracing for a surge in need as the federal food aid program faces cuts. The ... Read more

Will Minnesota Food Shelves Be Able to Meet Demand If SNAP Benefits Expire?

Will Minnesota Food Shelves Be Able to Meet Demand If SNAP Benefits Expire?

Warning signs are flashing in Minnesota as food banks prepare for a surge in demand. If the federal government shut ... Read more

Iowa Faces SNAP Cuts This November: How Food Banks Are Preparing for a Surge in Demand

Iowa Faces SNAP Cuts This November: How Food Banks Are Preparing for a Surge in Demand

In Iowa, a concerning announcement from the Health and Human Services department has raised alarms. Benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition ... Read more

How the Government Shutdown Affects SNAP Benefits: What Local Food Shelves Fear for the Future

How the Government Shutdown Affects SNAP Benefits: What Local Food Shelves Fear for the Future

The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families has announced that they must halt the processing of food stamp applications ... Read more