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Americans face a "tough time" as food banks are unlikely to be able to meet the demand amid the government shutdown.
Ohio food banks say they cannot make up the $263 million monthly shortfall if federal nutrition assistance programs go unfunded in November. The government shutdown has jeopardized SNAP benefits for more than 1 million Ohioans for next month.
The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York was facing soaring demand before the shutdown. Cuts to food stamps could push it to the limit.
Armed Services YMCA food banks are seeing a 30%-75% surge in demand across the country as the government shutdown continues.
On a chilly Thursday morning dozens of vehicles began to line up in the parking lot of Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, the drivers patiently waiting for what they were about to receive. They weren’t there to gamble,
Hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents could face food insecurity next month, as a federal government shutdown impacts the disbursement of CalFresh payments in November.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown
Nearly 600,000 Kentuckians receive SNAP benefits to help pay for groceries. Food banks say they are already seeing increased demand.