Food banks brace as people face federal aid stoppage: ‘We cannot meet the gap’

Already strained by federal funding cuts earlier in the year and a surge in demand from furloughed federal workers, food banks face a fresh wave of need as SNAP benefits end Saturday.

Food banks face a ‘perfect storm’ of surging demand as shutdown drags on

More than a dozen large and small charitable nonprofits told CNN they have exceeded their ability to help and warned that the level of support they can provide will fall far short.

Will there be enough food? Local food banks brace for worst as shutdown drags on

We had no idea knowing that it could get worse,” one Pierce County food bank official told The News Tribune this week.

Food banks need your time, donations to feed 80,000 hungry people amid shutdown

We’re doing everything we can to prepare as if it will happen, and we need community support,” said Treasure Coast Food Bank chief strategy officer.

Food banks warn of ‘devastating' consequences of looming SNAP lapse

Several hundred thousand people in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley are set to lose food stamps on Nov. 1 because of the government shutdown.
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Oregon Gov. Kotek sends $5 million to food banks as SNAP cutoff date gets closer

Gov. Tina Kotek announced she’s sending $5 million in state funding to food banks on Wednesday as Oregon braces for a cutoff of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expected at the start of November.

Giant Eagle Foundation donating $1 million to food bank partners amid nationwide food insecurity fears

The donation as SNAP benefits for nearly 42 million Americans are set to stop on November 1 due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.
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