The government shutdown threatens food assistance for nearly one in three residents in some of the state's poorest counties.

The USDA has announced that SNAP benefits will not be issued Nov. 1. How many Alabamians will be affected? What to know.

Recipients and those in need of food assistance should still submit applications and other documentation, even though the assistance will not be distributed starting Saturday. The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) announced Monday that benefits for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) will be suspended for November.

Unless something changes dramatically in the next couple days, more than 40 million Americans are preparing to have federal food assistance cut off starting Saturday.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) says Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended

TUSCALOOSA, Ala ( WIAT) — Families are bracing for the worst once SNAP benefits are temporarily cutoff starting Saturday. The Scott family moved to Tuscaloosa from St. Louis to begin a better life. Edward Scott, however, has struggled to find work and has pinched pennies to make sure his family does not go to bed hungry.

A Jasper restaurant announced a way they’re working to combat the strain some families may feel when SNAP benefits are suspended on Nov. 1.

The USDA says food stamp funding will be suspended Nov. 1 due to the shutdown. Louisiana's governor issued an emergency order to continue state SNAP benefits. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama residents who rely on SNAP benefits will not receive new payments in November due to the federal government shutdown, state officials said.

Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures addressed the federal government’s pause on food assistance during the ongoing shutdown, calling