Sabrina Mitchell is the owner and operator of Mad Batter’s Bakery in Potosi. She joined the effort by offering her bakery as a drop-off location for non-perishable items. “I’ve got three little girls that I know need to be fed, and I know all these other people in our community need to be fed as well,” Mitchell said.

Montanans who use SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, may not receive the benefit in November.

The decision to halt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday.

This is the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history and could impact hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on federally funded programs for food.

Making matters worse, Urban Institute found that these cuts would mean 22.3 million U.S. families will lose some or all of their SNAP benefit, which provides basic food assistance to more than 40 million Americans in a typical month.

The Utah Food Bank is working to bring in more donations and push them out to its network of pantries around the state, anticipating a jump in demand when about 87,000 Utah households go without food assistance next month.

The West Virginia Department of Human Services posted on social media this week that delays in issuing SNAP benefits for October should be expected, based on federal guidance.

Millions of low-income Floridians who receive food stamp benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including veterans and the elderly, could see their benefits for November delayed if the U.

USDA officials notified states that funding for SNAP benefits would be frozen in November due to the government shutdown

The federal government provided Colorado more than $6 million annually to use on educational programs like the one offered in the 600-student school district located in the San Luis Valley.