When Snap Benefits Will Arrive Is Still In Flux. Here's What Communities Are Doing To Fill The Gap - Beritaja

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The Trump management says it will restart the nationalist nutrient assistance programme known arsenic SNAP using money from a Department of Agriculture contingency money but will only salary retired half the magnitude participants would usually receive.

In a tribunal filing, officials said depleting that money intends "no costs will stay for caller SNAP applicants certified successful November, disaster assistance, aliases arsenic a cushion against the imaginable catastrophic consequences of shutting down SNAP entirely."

Starting Nov. 1, SNAP benefits did not deed accounts arsenic expected aft the USDA, which administers SNAP, froze funding, citing the national authorities shutdown. The shutdown is now successful its 35th day.

It is unclear erstwhile low-income families who dangle connected SNAP will person these partial funds. The Trump management said it anticipates agelong delays — "anywhere from a fewer weeks to up to respective months" — earlier benefits get successful the hands of registered SNAP recipients.

Last week, two national judges ordered the Trump management to usage emergency backing to supply SNAP benefits for the 42 cardinal group who trust connected the programme to provender their families. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani successful Boston ruled the Trump management has until Monday to determine whether to salary astatine slightest partial SNAP nutrient benefits but did not rumor a impermanent restraining order. In Rhode Island, U.S. District Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. granted a impermanent restraining bid and said the Trump management must taxable a scheme connected really it would comply pinch his order, aliases "at slightest an update," by noon connected Monday, Ocean State Media reported. Both judges were appointed by erstwhile President Barack Obama.

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SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates backmost to the Great Depression and has ne'er been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families pinch kids and group pinch disabilities.

Food banks are stretched thin

In the fewer days since SNAP backing elapsed, food banks crossed the state person knowledgeable a surge of group successful need of their services, starring to long lines and wide worries about how they will meet the escalating request successful the coming weeks. Some nutrient slope administrators pass that it whitethorn soon magnitude to a public wellness crisis.

Small market stores, local farmers, and different retailers authorized to judge SNAP benefits are besides bracing for changes arsenic galore of their accustomed customers are without the intends to salary for nutrient this month.

Some section communities person group up informal systems to support their neighbors successful request of nutrient assistance. In respective cities, nutrient banks have collaborated pinch authorities officials to link residents pinch nutrient resources. Others put retired calls for volunteers to support their work.

While galore nutrient banks person antecedently dealt pinch difficult situations for illustration earthy disasters that strained their operations, the standard of this nationwide shutdown represents an unprecedented nationalist nutrient crisis. Senior citizens whitethorn beryllium disproportionately impacted.

— Anusha Mathur, BERITAJA

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Reporters from the BERITAJA Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse successful benefits successful states crossed the country.

Here's what we cognize truthful far.

State-specific impacts:

Alabama

• Roughly 749,000 people are enrolled successful SNAP successful Alabama, according to the USDA. 
• In 2024, SNAP assistance reached 15% of the authorities population (1 successful 7 people). 
• Alabama's Department of Human Resources (DHR), the agency responsible for SNAP successful the state, says connected its website that individuals could still use for SNAP benefits during the suspension and DHR will proceed to process applications and find eligibility. Benefits will not beryllium issued until the suspension is lifted.
• Current SNAP recipients, however, "must proceed to recertify their benefits, study arsenic they usually would, and taxable each archiving that would usually beryllium required for them to proceed successful the program," DHR says. This is basal truthful that each SNAP recipient could much quickly usage their November costs successful the market stores.

Alaska

• Roughly 66,000 people are enrolled successful SNAP successful Alaska, according to the USDA. 
• The Alaska Department of Health said connected Oct. 31 that it had not received backing for November's SNAP benefits [Alaska Public Media]
• Officials opportunity the section will proceed adding SNAP beneficiaries during the shutdown and Alaskans who mislaid nutrient because of Typhoon Halong successful occidental Alaska could use to get October SNAP benefits re-issued. Michelle DeWitt, executive head of Bethel Community Services Foundation, said the state's general nutrient information safety nets are already stretched bladed successful the aftermath of the early October storm. [Alaska Public Media]
• Sen. Lisa Murkowski told BERITAJA's Scott Detrow that she hopes that contingency backing could beryllium utilized to thief salary retired SNAP benefits, peculiarly for those impacted by Typhoon Halong. "I person seen different statements indicating that these contingency costs request to beryllium reserved for disasters," she said connected Friday. "For those SNAP recipients successful Alaska who person suffered this disaster, yeah, we want to make judge that they person immoderate level of assistance aliases alleviation there."

Arizona

• More than 887,000 people are enrolled successful SNAP successful Arizona, according to the USDA. 
• Indigenous communities, including the Navajo and Cherokee Nations person been deed peculiarly hard. A 3rd of Navajo households dangle connected SNAP. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. declared a authorities of emergency "due to this federally imposed nutrient crisis." [KJZZ]
• The Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers SNAP successful the state, is directing Arizona SNAP recipients to section nutrient banks if they request contiguous nutrient assistance. Food banks successful Arizona could beryllium recovered done the Arizona Food Bank Network. [KJZZ]

Arkansas

• Roughly 236,000 people are enrolled successful SNAP successful Arkansas, according to the USDA. 
• Arkansas' Department of Human Services says SNAP beneficiaries should hole for a hold aliases disruption successful November benefits, according to an Oct. 22 station connected the agency website. The agency is awaiting further guidance from USDA.
• Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders directed $500,000 to six nutrient slope networks crossed Arkansas, blaming Democrats for the shutdown and the effect connected SNAP beneficiaries successful her state: "The simplest, fastest solution remains for Democrats to reopen the authorities and money programs for illustration SNAP, but successful the meantime, my management will activity pinch our legislators, churches, and nutrient banks to thief provender Arkansans."
• Arkansas' DHS is pushing SNAP recipients to find section nutrient pantries, churches and different organizations for impermanent nutrient assistance and to cheque for eligibility of different nutrient programs. As the benefits tally dry, immoderate organization members person established informal systems to ft their neighbors' market bills. [Little Rock Public Radio]

California

• Over 5.5 cardinal group are enrolled successful CalFresh — the state's implementation of the federally funded SNAP program. Well complete 1 cardinal group successful LA County. The different awesome SoCal counties — San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange — each person much than 300,000 group connected CalFresh,according to authorities data. [LAist]
• Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Oct. 22 that he would deploy the California National Guard to support nutrient banks crossed California arsenic the national authorities shutdown drags on. [KQED] 
• Early into November, nutrient banks and pantries successful Los Angeles are already experiencing an uptick successful group needing their services [LAist]. In the San Francisco area, section restaurants and businesses person stepped up to provender families depending connected CalFresh [KQED] and person been relying connected unpaid support [KQED]. Mayor Daniel Lurie pledged $18 cardinal to screen SNAP Benefits for November. [KQED].
• California is among the states suing the Trump management complete its determination to suspend national nutrient benefits during the authorities shutdown. [KQED]

For much connected replacement free resources successful the San Francisco Bay Area, caput to KQED. 

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Colorado

• Gov. Jared Polis said 600,000 Coloradans, half of whom are children, won't get SNAP benefits connected Nov. 1. Polis warned that authorities backing would not beryllium about capable to offset the national SNAP delay. [Colorado Public Radio]
• Colorado's Joint Budget Committee has unanimously approved spending $10 cardinal from the state's reserves to statement up nutrient banks and nutrient assistance programs [Colorado Public Radio]
• As the Nov. 1 day nears, nutrient banks and region wellness services person been preparing for a hold successful the national programme and accrued crowds needing assistance. [Colorado Public Radio]

For much resources successful Colorado, head to Colorado Public Radio aliases Denverite. 

Connecticut

• SNAP serves an estimated 360,000 group successful Connecticut per year, according to authorities officials. [CT Public]
• Connecticut will walk $3 million, which will agelong about 2 weeks, to partially supplement national nutrient assistance benefits done the nonprofit Connecticut Foodshare. [WSHU]
• Sen. Richard Blumenthal sharply critiqued the Trump management for the shutdown and resulting effect connected SNAP: "Millions of Americans are struggling to put nutrient connected the array — a harsh reality that President Trump has abjectly grounded to recognize, and Republicans person made worse by refusing to activity pinch Democrats connected reopening the authorities and providing entree to wellness care." [CT Public]
• Meanwhile State Sen. Stephen Harding, Connecticut's Senate Minority Leader blamed Democrats: "Bottom line: Democrats request to subordinate Republicans successful voting to reopen the authorities and resoluteness this crisis."[CT Public]
• Shortly aft the latest shutdown began, immoderate Connecticut legislators asked if the authorities — which has enjoyed unprecedented fund surpluses averaging much than $1.8 cardinal since 2017 — could again pump immoderate of its ain resources into SNAP benefits. But if EBT cards are unopen disconnected that could beryllium ineffective. Officials say  they are exploring options to grow emergency assistance to nutrient pantries and nutrient banks and different nonprofit nutrition assistance services. [CT Public]

For much connected replacement free resources successful Connecticut and really you could thief neighbors experiencing nutrient insecurity, head to Connecticut Public Radio. 

Delaware

• Over 110,000 group successful Delaware are enrolled in  successful SNAP according to the USDA.
• Gov. Matt Meyer told BERITAJA's A Martinez connected Oct. 31 that Delaware would usage authorities money to temporarily money SNAP benefits: "Normally, SNAP assistance is provided 1 clip connected a monthly basis. A paper is loaded electronically. We're going to do that weekly, conscionable looking astatine what the national authorities is doing. We don't judge this is simply a authorities financial responsibility, but arsenic a governor, we request to guidelines up and lead successful this time."
• Meyer announced a authorities of emergency and said the authorities would screen benefits play done November. [WHYY]

For much connected replacement free resources successful Delaware and really you could thief neighbors experiencing nutrient insecurity, caput to WHYY.

District of Columbia

• Over 130,000 group successful the District of Columbia are enrolled successful SNAP according to the USDA.
• D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb was among a group of authorities attorneys wide who signed connected to a missive to the USDA asking for explanation connected why reserve costs group speech for this intent were not being used. 
• The Capital Area Food Bank has seen immoderate of its ain national backing slashed moreover arsenic request skyrockets. [WAMU]

Florida

• Nearly 3 cardinal group successful Florida are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Of Florida's SNAP users, children and seniors comprise the mostly of participants. In Miami-Dade, 1 successful 4 households trust connected SNAP. [WLRN]
• State officials person warned SNAP recipients that benefits for the period of November "will not beryllium issued until national backing is restored." [WLRN]
• U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a Democrat from Orlando, is calling connected Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-majority Florida Legislature to convene a typical convention and walk authorities to money SNAP, arsenic a imaginable lapse successful national backing looms owed to the national authorities shutdown. [WLRN]
• In addition, national lawmakers passed changes to activity requirements for SNAP arsenic portion of the Big, Beautiful Bill Act this twelvemonth that return effect Saturday. [WUSF]
• Earlier this month, Florida lawmakers learned that the authorities had a 15% administrative correction complaint successful 2024, which will costs the authorities about $1 cardinal a twelvemonth starting arsenic early arsenic 2027. [WUSF]

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Georgia

• SNAP serves 1.3 cardinal group successful Georgia, according to the USDA.
• At the aforesaid time, the state's SNAP administrators opportunity they request much than $60 cardinal from the authorities to support staffing successful 2026 to dress up for national cuts. [WABE]
• Georgia authorities Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes called connected Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to dip into the state's $14.6 cardinal fund surplus. Kemp has said he will not merchandise immoderate costs and called connected Georgia's 2 Democratic senators to ballot to reopen the government, calling SNAP benefits moving retired "the latest illustration of D.C. Democrats putting bad authorities complete the group they declare to attraction about." [Georgia Public Broadcasting]
• Local reporting highlights the nonstop effect this nonaccomplishment of backing has connected the state's system and agrarian communities, especially. Fox5 Atlanta reports that SNAP "injects much than $3 cardinal per twelvemonth into Georgia's economy, supporting complete 2,300 market stores, large container chains, specialty shops and farmers markets statewide." And 17% of agrarian Georgians trust connected SNAP, compared to 11% successful metro areas. 
• WABE reports that nutrient pantries successful Georgia are "bracing for impact." [WABE]

Guam

• Over 32,000 group successful Guam are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signed a measure Monday that costs SNAP done November for the about 30% of Guam's organization that person the benefits. 
• Pacific Daily News reports that the rule intends that $12.3 cardinal will spell to SNAP and $800,000 will spell to the USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, aliases WIC benefits.

Hawaii

• Over 160,000 group successful Hawaii are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Food insecurity successful Hawaii has been increasing — nearing pandemic-era peaks because of increasing economical pressures. [Hawai'i Public Radio]
• Hawaii is mounting speech $100 cardinal to thief eligible families pinch lodging and inferior payments. [Hawai'i Public Radio]
• Farmers successful Hawaii besides interest about the impacts of the lapse successful SNAP funding, arsenic they trust connected trading their nutrient astatine markets and market stores that service SNAP users. [Hawai'i Public Radio]
• Earlier this month, Hawaii Foodbank Vice President Marielle Terbio told Hawai'i Public Radio that those successful request should scope retired for assistance. Updated lists of nutrient distributions could beryllium recovered astatine hawaiifoodbank.org/help, arsenic good arsenic resources for Maui astatine mauifoodbank.org. [Hawai'i Public Radio]

For much resources successful Hawaii, caput to Hawai'i Public Radio. 

Idaho

• Over130,000 group successful Idaho are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says it will not administer nutrient stamps successful November. [Boise State Public Radio]
• The Idaho Foodbank, which serves about 216,000 group each period done 400 partners crossed the state, anticipates an summation successful group accessing nutrient pantries and crockery kitchens arsenic benefits tally retired astatine the extremity of the month. [Boise State Public Radio]

Illinois

• Nearly 2 cardinal group successful Illinois are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive bid to nonstop $20 cardinal successful authorities backing from the Illinois Department of Human Services and the BRIDGE Fund to support nutrient banks crossed Illinois [WBEZ]. Food pantries and pop-ups connected the South and West sides of Chicago were deed pinch agelong lines connected Saturday [WEBZ]. 
• Food pantries successful Chicago are urging families to hole a "plan B" if national benefits are paused for the nutritional programme that helps low-income households. [WBEZ]

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Indiana

• Roughly 600,000 group successful Indiana are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• A connection connected the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration website says the authorities can't rumor November SNAP benefits until backing is restored. [Louisville Public Media]
• Nonprofits that service lower-income families successful Southern Indiana opportunity they're worried about the shutdown exacerbating nutrient insecurity successful the area.  [Louisville Public Media]

Iowa

• Over 250,000 group successful Iowa are enrolled successful SNAP according to the USDA.
• Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been gathering pinch the state's six location nutrient banks. HHS will usage existing authorities costs to lucifer rate donations to the nutrient banks up to $1 cardinal [Iowa Public Radio]
• Kathy Underhill, CEO of the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC), which runs a web of 14 nutrient pantries, said this would deed low-income Iowans incredibly hard. "November is ever the busiest period successful the nutrient slope and nutrient pantry world, and if SNAP benefits do not spell retired connected clip successful November, the capacity of nutrient banks and nutrient pantries will beryllium pushed to their very limits," Underhill said. [Iowa Public Radio]

Kansas

• Over 186,000 group successful Kansas are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Kelly said she will hold nutrient drives connected her statewide fund listening tour to use Kansans who person mislaid employment aliases use benefits owed to the shutdown. [KCUR]
• Grocery stores and farmers markets successful the region that spot important business from SNAP participants are besides concerned.More connected that present from KCUR.

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Kentucky

• Over 550,000 group successful Kentucky are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA. 
• Funding for nutrient assistance benefits adjacent period isn't coming, Gov. Andy Beshear said, owed to the national authorities shutdown. Funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programme is besides delayed. [LPM]
• Food Pantries called for other support complete the weekend  successful anticipation of the SNAP benefits cliff. [Louisville Public Media]

Louisiana

• Over 800,000 group successful Louisiana are enrolled successful SNAP according to the USDA. 
• Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a authorities of emergency to money Louisiana SNAP benefits amid national shutdown. The first information of backing will travel from the Louisiana Department of Health. Legislators besides person the action to pat into a authorities reserve money to subsidize early months and have approved the first $150 cardinal ask. [WWNO/WRKF]
• Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein sent a missive this week announcing plans to furlough unit who activity for SNAP arsenic a consequence of the national authorities shutdown. [WWNO/WRKF]

Maine

• Nearly 170,000 Mainers, aliases complete 12% of the state's full population, could suffer nutrient assistance if SNAP benefits are not funded for November. According to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, those who request further resources are encouraged to telephone 211 for help. [Maine Public]

Maryland

• Over 660,000 group successful Maryland are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore declared a authorities of emergency Thursday, citing widespread economical disruption, and allocated $10 cardinal to nutrient banks and partner organizations crossed the state. [WAMU]
• The Maryland Department of Aging is urging group to spell to nutrient banks if they are incapable to spend nutrient during the halt successful benefits. [WYPR]
• In summation to the added demand, the Capital Area Food Bank has seen immoderate of its ain national backing slashed moreover arsenic request skyrockets. [WAMU]

For much replacement resources successful Maryland, head to WYPR.

Massachusetts

• Over 1 cardinal group successful Massachusetts are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Massachusetts receives about $240 cardinal monthly from the national authorities for the program, which officials opportunity can't beryllium covered by the authorities budget. [WBUR]
• Gov. Maura Healey said she won't pat Massachusetts' multi-billion-dollar rainy time relationship to statement up national nutrient benefits. Instead, she announced $4 cardinal from different authorities fund, doubling the state's regular November costs to nutrient banks. [WBUR]

Michigan

• Over 1.4 cardinal group successful Michigan are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Michigan is suspending nutrient assistance payments starting successful November until further notice, according to the authorities wellness department. [Michigan Public]
• The Michigan Senate passed a $71 cardinal spending measure to supply immoderate nutrient assistance successful the absence of national SNAP benefits.
• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and House Republican leaders announced a scheme to usage $4.5 cardinal successful authorities money for the Food Bank Council of Michigan. [WEMU]
• Michigan nutrient pantries opportunity they're already overwhelmed by the demand, including from SNAP recipients. [Michigan Public]

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Minnesota

• Nearly half a cardinal group successful Minnesota are enrolled successful SNAP according to the USDA.
• The nonaccomplishment of national backing leaves a $73 cardinal void successful Minnesota's nutritional information net, and authorities officials opportunity location isn't capable money to supply Minnesota participants pinch their November benefits. [MPR News]
• Last week, Gov. Tim Walz announced $4 cardinal successful emergency authorities backing for Minnesota's nutrient pantries arsenic the national shutdown continues. [MPR News]

For much connected nutrient assistance resources successful Minnesota, caput to MPR News. 

Mississippi

• Over 350,000 group successful Mississippi are enrolled successful SNAP according to the USDA.
• The Mississippi Department of Human Services announced connected Oct. 24 that benefits won't beryllium issued successful November because of the ongoing shutdown.
• Gov. Tate Reeves attacked Democrats successful Congress for the shutdown,saying connected X that his authorities is incapable to screen the costs, "There is sadly nary elemental measurement for authorities government to conscionable measurement successful and salary the hundreds of millions of dollars successful harm that this shutdown by the Washington Democrats is causing."
• Reeves announced Friday that he has requested a waiver from the USDA to ban the purchase of unhealthy processed foods and drinks utilizing SNAP benefits, and let the acquisition of basking prepared chicken.

Missouri

• Roughly 650,000 Missourians will not person SNAP benefits for the period of November owed to the ongoing authorities shutdown. [St. Louis Public Radio]
• Gov. Mike Kehoe announced backing for Missouri nutrient assistance programs. The authorities is transferring $10.6 cardinal to Missouri Area Agencies connected Aging to supply meals to seniors crossed the state. Another $5 cardinal will beryllium fixed to nutrient banks utilizing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding. [St. Louis Public Radio]
• In a statement, Missouri's wellness services section said it will proceed to "accept and process SNAP applications, reported changes, and mid-certifications" arsenic normal. Once the shutdown is over, the section will activity quickly to reconstruct SNAP benefits, the connection said. [St. Louis Public Radio]
• St. Louis County officials are asking specifically for diaper, look and babe swipe donations. [St. Louis Public Radio]

Montana

• Over 80,000 group successful Montana are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• The Montana Food Bank Network expects request connected section nutrient banks to emergence the longer the shutdown persists. [Montana Public Radio]

Nebraska

• Over 150,000 group successful Nebraska are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Like different Republican governors, Nebraska's. Jim Pillen blamed Democrats for the shutdown on societal media. 
• The authorities agency responsible for handling SNAP benefits says much updates will travel later but confirmed the programme will apt beryllium disrupted owed to the authorities shutdown. 
• Several business owners crossed Nebraska announced this week that they'll beryllium rolling retired typical meals for group who request it. [Nebraska Public Media]

Nevada

• Funding for Nevada's management of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides nutrient assistance for about half a cardinal Nevadans, is group to tally retired connected Nov. 1 [Nevada Public Radio]
• Keeping the programme moving requires about $90 cardinal a month, and Gov. Joe Lombardo's agency argues that creating a state-funded system would require legislative approval. State Treasurer Zach Conine warned that the nonaccomplishment of benefits could instantly trim the state's economical output by $162 million. [Nevada Public Radio]

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire nutrient assistance programs will person an influx of $2 cardinal successful authorities funding for much than 75,000 authorities residents who trust connected SNAP. [NHPR]
• Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Monday mobile nutrient pantries for SNAP recipients will beryllium disposable starting Wednesday, Nov. 5, and encouraged Granite Staters who could to make a aid to the New Hampshire Food Bank. 

For much connected replacement free resources successful New Hampshire, head to NHPR.

New Jersey

• Over 800,000 group successful New Jersey are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• NJ SNAP said different programs for illustration Work First New Jersey and the Child Care Assistance Programwill not beryllium impacted by the shutdown. 
• Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy declared a State of Emergency starting Nov. 1.  

For much connected replacement free resources successful the Camden County area and really you could thief neighbors experiencing nutrient insecurity, caput to WHYY.

New Mexico

• Nearly half a cardinal group successful New Mexico are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• The authorities will supply $30 cardinal successful emergency costs for the first 10 days of November, according to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. [KANW]
• U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat, said an "emergency nutrient plan" is emerging that tasks charitable organizations and schools pinch counteracting the expected nonaccomplishment of $90 cardinal successful SNAP benefits for 250,000 New Mexico households. [KUNM]

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New York

• Nearly 3 cardinal group successful New York are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA. According to authorities and metropolis data, 1.8 cardinal of those are successful New York City. [Gothamist]
• New York authorities lawmakers from crossed the governmental spectrum said Gov. Kathy Hochul should beryllium prepared to prime up the afloat tab for nutrient assistance benefits that are successful limbo owed to the national authorities shutdown. [Gothamist]

North Carolina

• Over 1.4 cardinal group successful North Carolina are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Jason Kanawati Stephany is vice president of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, which serves about 40% of the state's population. Earlier this year, Kanawati Stephany told WUNC that North Carolina's sevenFeeding the Carolinas nutrient banks distributed 250 cardinal meals complete the past year. But for each 1 they provided, Kanawati Stephany said, SNAP provides nine. [WUNC]

For free replacement resources successful the Charlotte area, head to WFAE.

Northern Mariana Islands

• Gov. David M. Apatang has formally requested a $3.9 cardinal emergency appropriation from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 2026 fund to prolong Nutritional Assistance Program (NAP) benefits for November 2025. [Isla Public Media]
• The region only adopted the EBT strategy for benefits earlier this month. The hold was owed successful portion to the unsocial artifact assistance statement pinch the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which provided elasticity but exempted the Commonwealth from national mandates tied to EBT implementation [Isla Public Media]

North Dakota

• Over 50,000 group successful North Dakota are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced he has directed more than $1.5 million successful authorities costs to support nutrient assistance programs.
• Armstrong says the authorities possesses the resources to respond to the shortfall — but not the infrastructure. "We're still trying to get much guidance to fig retired if there's a measurement we could lessen the impact." [Prairie Public]

Ohio

• Over 1.4 cardinal group successful Ohio are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA. 
• Ohio leaders said they will supply up to $25 cardinal to thief families who could suffer SNAP benefits. [WOSU]
• Mike Cochran pinch the Mid-Ohio Food Collective said his agency has already been dealing pinch accrued demand, serving about 5,000 families a day, 58% much than astatine the highest of COVID pandemic. [Ohio State News Bureau]
• U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown said she is moving pinch chap Rep. Emilia Sykes to create a measure that would guarantee SNAP benefits are continued during immoderate early national authorities shutdowns. [Ideastream Public Media]

For much connected replacement free resources successful the Dayton region and really you could thief neighbors experiencing nutrient insecurity, caput to WYSO.

Oklahoma

• About 685,000 group successful Oklahoma usage SNAP to thief bargain groceries crossed the state, according to the Department of Human Services. [KOSU]
• Gov. Kevin Stitt, House Speaker Kyle Hilbert and Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton announced a ballot to make $1 cardinal a week disposable to Oklahoma nutrient banks. It comes from the $7.8 cardinal State Emergency Fund and would past up to 7 weeks. [KOSU]
• Oklahoma is 1 of the about food-insecure states successful the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Tasha Mousseau, vice president of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, told KOSU location is existing nutrient insecurity successful agrarian communities and tribal nations, which intersects pinch the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. Mousseau said feeding group is not only about providing sustenance but besides an important portion of tribal culture. 

For much connected really Oklahoma tribal nations are preparing to capable the gap, caput to KOSU.

Oregon

• Over 750,000 group successful Oregon are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA. 
• Gov. Tina Kotek announced she's sending $5 cardinal successful authorities backing to nutrient banks. The politician is tapping unspent costs from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the national programme that immunodeficiency low-income families pinch children. [OPB]

• In southwest Oregon's Josephine County, 1 successful 5 residents participates successful the SNAP program. Food pantry workers location are gearing up for longer lines, longer hours and the abrupt unit from group losing their national nutrient assistance. [OPB]
• More than 3,500 retailers statewide participate successful SNAP, generating $1.50 to $1.80 successful economical activity for each dollar spent, according to the Oregon State Treasury. [OPB]

Pennsylvania

• Roughly 2 cardinal group successful Pennsylvania are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA,nearly 472,000 of those successful Philadelphia alone. The looming SNAP frost comes astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic the commonwealth's ain fund impasse, which has stalled billions of dollars meant for schools and societal services. [WHYY]
• "The Commonwealth cannot backfill these costs," Pennsylvania quality services officials said successful a statement. [WESA]
• Food banks and the charitable nutrient web "are not designed to switch national nutrition benefits," Colleen Young of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank told WESA.
• A Philadelphia-based nonprofit, Sharing Excess, has launched a website mapping free nutrient locations to support group facing nutrient insecurity arsenic Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits tally retired for millions of Americans. [WHYY]

For much connected replacement free resources successful the Philadelphia region and really you could thief neighbors experiencing nutrient insecurity, caput to WHYY. For much connected replacement resources successful the Greater Pittsburgh area, caput to WESA.

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico offers residents the Nutrition Assistance Program (or PAN successful its Spanish acronym) successful spot of SNAP. 
• According to the San Juan Daily Star, Puerto Rico's Family Department has recovered costs to salary beneficiaries expected to person money Nov. 4, 6, 8 and 10. In September, a measure was revenge successful Congress to transition Puerto Rico from PAN to the SNAP program successful the hopes of providing much backing to beneficiaries of the program.

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Rhode Island

• Over 140,000 group successful Rhode Island are enrolled successful SNAP according to the USDA.
• According to the state's Department of Human Services website, Gov. Dan McKee "is deploying up to $6 cardinal successful Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) backing to supply an emergency costs to thief … offset the nonaccomplishment of national SNAP benefits." Gov. McKee besides directed $200,000 to the RI Community Food Bank. 
• A national judge successful Providence has ordered the USDA to merchandise emergency costs to reconstruct nutrient assistance, siding pinch Rhode Island nonprofits and cities nationwide that sued complete the shutdown's frost connected SNAP benefits [Ocean State Media]

South Carolina

• Over 550,000 group successful South Carolina are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Last week, Gov. Henry McMaster, nutrient slope leaders and the Central Carolina Community Foundation announced the statewide backing drive. The One SC Fund has been activated for this intent and will not usage immoderate costs from past fundraising efforts (like Hurricane Helene relief.) [South Carolina Public Radio]
• Erinn Rowe, CEO of Harvest Hope, South Carolina's largest nutrient bank, says the fast-moving pieces are a situation for some SNAP beneficiaries and nutrient banks. "It's for illustration immoderate disaster we respond to," she said. "Our extremity is to make judge group person food." [South Carolina Public Radio]

South Dakota

• Over 75,000 group successful South Dakota are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• South Dakota's Department of Social Services confirmed the imaginable disruption and urged recipients to hole for imaginable benefits gaps, beforehand observant usage of existing SNAP benefits and to look for nutrient banks aliases pantries. 
• In a statement published Friday, Gov. Larry Rhoden encouraged, "all South Dakotans to measure what support they could supply for their neighbors. Please, if you are able, donate to your section nutrient banks." 

Tennessee

• Roughly 700,000 group successful Tennessee are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA. That's about 1 successful 10 Tennesseans. [WPLN]
• In a connection Oct. 24, Gov. Bill Lee told Tennessee SNAP participants to expect a lapse successful benefits. The connection from the governor's agency said the authorities could not usage its ain costs to support the programme because it does "not person a system to load benefits onto customer cards." 
• Timmeshia Fleming is simply a mother of 3 successful Nashville who has utilized SNAP benefits disconnected and connected for years. She said interruptions and delays mean money has to spell to nutrient alternatively of different bills. She told WPLN, it's particularly harrowing erstwhile it comes without ample warning. [WPLN]

Texas

• SNAP provides nutrient purchasing support to about 3.5 cardinal Texans, including much than 1.7 cardinal children. Those benefits magnitude to about $617 cardinal per month.[KUT]
• The Houston Food Bank is providing typical distributions for national workers and SNAP participants each week [Houston Public Media]

Utah

• Over 170,000 group successful Utah are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• State leaders person pledged $500,000 a week to Utah Food Bank to support Utahns who trust connected national authorities nutrient assistance, up to $4 million. [KUER]
• Matt Whitaker, head of the Cache Community Food Pantry, said the pantry supplies nutrient to about 1,600 families each month, and each family could sojourn doubly a month. Whitaker said that the organization tends to ramp up donations during the months starring up to the vacation season. [Utah Public Radio]
• Meanwhile a Heber City nutrient pantry is already seeing an accrued request from group whose SNAP accounts are empty. [KPCW]

Vermont

• 63,000 Vermonters are enrolled successful 3SquaresVT, Vermont's sanction for SNAP. [Vermont Public]
• Gov. Phil Scott and legislative leaders connected Wednesday approved a $6.3 cardinal scheme to backfill nutrient benefits for 15 days but the Department for Children and Families says it mightiness not beryllium capable to transportation that money to recipients' Electronic Benefits Transfer cards until Nov. 7. [Vermont Public] 
• Lawmakers and the politician allocated $250,000 to bolster supplies astatine section nutrient banks successful the meantime. Anore Horton, executive head of Hunger Free Vermont, said that fig falls good short of the mislaid buying powerfulness SNAP recipients will acquisition successful the meantime. [Vermont Public]

Virginia

• Over 800,000 group successful Virginia are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Gov. Glenn Youngkin has declared a authorities of emergency to screen SNAP benefits for participants successful Virginia. Deposits will beryllium made play starting Nov. 3 [WAMU]
• The money will beryllium drawn from the state's$2.1 cardinal gross surplus, pinch about $145 cardinal earmarked for November. [VPM]
• Youngkin added that the authorities would besides screen benefits nether theSpecial Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known arsenic WIC, successful the arena the national authorities stops paying those out. [VPM]
• The metropolis of Richmond precocious released numbers indicating much than 54,000 group presently person SNAP benefits, meaning much than 1 retired of each 5 residents usage the program. [VPM]

For much connected replacement resources successful Central Virginia, head to VPM. For resources successful the Norfolk area, head to WHRO.

Virgin Islands

• Over 20,000 group successful the U.S. Virgin Islands are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• According to a property merchandise from the governor's office, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has authorized $2.77 cardinal to make judge SNAP recipients get 50% of their November benefits via a cheque successful message sent retired connected Nov. 1. "This is what a rainy time money is for," Gov. Bryan said successful the property release. "We saved for reliable moments truthful we could protect families erstwhile they request it most. Today, that committedness is being kept."

Washington

• Nearly 900,000 group successful Washington are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Gov. Bob Ferguson directed much than $2 cardinal per week to support section nutrient banks and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell authorized up to $4 cardinal per period successful nutrient assistance. [KUOW]
• Restaurants successful the Seattle area are offering free meals for SNAP recipients. [KUOW] 

For much replacement resources successful the Puget Sound area, head to KUOW.

West Virginia

• Nearly 280,000 group successful West Virginia are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced an further $2.5 cardinal for the state's nutrient banks and pantries, bringing the full of authorities emergency backing to complete $8 cardinal [WVPB]
• Food pantries successful the region are already struggling to meet the needs of the community, pinch request atone pantry almost doubling successful a week. And Kelly Allen pinch the West Virginia Center connected Budget & Policy,told West Virginia Public Broadcasting that section charities do not person the resources to meet the request that losing SNAP will create. [WVPB] 

Wisconsin

• According to the USDA, about 700,000 group successful Wisconsin are enrolled successful FoodShare, Wisconsin's sanction for SNAP. 
• Gov. Tony Evers declared a authorities of emergency Saturday, calling connected authorities agencies to return 'any and all' steps basal to reside a lapse successful FoodShare benefits. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
• Valerie MacMillian, who runs NourishMKE, told Wisconsin Public Radio they've seen 3 times arsenic galore group visiting nutrient centers successful caller months, and galore are first-time visitors, which MacMillian says reflects the broader challenges facing the region [Wisconsin Public Radio] 

For much connected replacement resources successful the Milwaukee area, head to WUWM. 

Wyoming

• Roughly 30,000 group successful Wyoming are enrolled successful SNAP, according to the USDA.
• Gov. Mark Gordon declared a nationalist use emergency connected Friday, authorizing the authorities to walk up to $10 cardinal to offset the nonaccomplishment of SNAP benefits. The Wyoming Department of Family Services is moving to administer the money to organizations moving nutrient pantries crossed the state. [Wyoming Public Media]

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BERITAJA's Anusha Mathur, Jaclyn Diaz, Padma Rama, Carol Ritchie, Emily Alfin Johnson, Kristian Monroe, Luis Clemens and Jennifer Ludden edited this piece.