DoorDash has started an Emergency Food Response through Project DASH, delivering one million free meals through food banks and waiving delivery and service fees for SNAP recipient grocery stores.

The government shutdown stretched into Day 28 Tuesday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continues.

SNAP benefits are set to pause Nov. 1. It’s the latest in a string of hardships placed on charitable food services.

By Saturday morning, the federal budget impasse won’t just be about politics. It will begin to land in grocery store checkout lines, in pay stubs for federal workers, and in inboxes from health insurance companies.

Arkansas DHS urges SNAP recipients to prepare for possible November benefit delays if the federal shutdown continues, warning of potential food assistance gaps.

In response to the federal government shutdown and its effects on SNAP food benefits, the state is setting aside $100 million to help eligible families with housing and utility payments.

SNAP Payments Will Be Suspended During Shutdown. That’s Bad News for the Economy. Millions of Americans are set to lose access to federal food assistance as the government shutdown enters a fourth week. The funding lapse is likely to hurt grocery stores, transportation companies, local economies, and the broader U.S. economy.

The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is taking on new urgency this week. Millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance.