The move to partially fund SNAP could delay benefits as states calculate and distribute the food subsidies, and the smaller payment may only grant recipients days or weeks before they face the threat of going without food anew, experts told ABC News.

About 680,000 Maryland residents who rely on federal food assistance programs will not receive their November benefits.

The pause in SNAP benefits is forcing some families to make tough choices, whether to pay for food or medication.

The food drive comes as some federal employees who have missed one full paycheck and a partial paycheck during the shutdown are tightening their belts.

Food assistance funding for poor Americans runs out on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown. The USDA said that “at this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01."

Families across Delaware County are bracing for financial strain as a pause in SNAP benefits looms amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.