Some have seen their benefits return but are worried they could still be taken away. Others wonder whether the funding could be stopped again at some point.
Some have seen their benefits return but are worried they could still be taken away. Others wonder whether the funding could be stopped again at some point.
Some recipients have seen their benefits return but are worried they could still be taken away. Others wonder whether the funding could be stopped again at some point.
Some recipients have seen their benefits return but are worried they could still be taken away. Others wonder whether the funding could be stopped again at some point.
Some residents are receiving benefits, but the uncertainty over the past weeks has burdened many in the two states, where the cost of food is the highest in the nation.
Some residents are receiving benefits, but the uncertainty over the past weeks has burdened many in the two states, where the cost of food is the highest in the nation.
Katherine du Plessis, a 43-year-old single mother who depends on SNAP benefits to make ends meet, at home with her 8-year-old daughter on Sunday in Anchorage.
“To choose between feeding hungry families and my health care — I’m going to feed the family,” said Cyndie Story, a 60-year-old self-employed school nutrition consultant in Zebulon, Ga.
Judges on Friday ordered the federal government to continue providing food assistance during the shutdown. But benefits will still most likely be interrupted.
Judges on Friday ordered the federal government to continue providing food assistance during the shutdown. But benefits will still most likely be interrupted.
The state has vowed to step in and provide food assistance for many who face a cut-off in federal SNAP aid. But there is still fear and anxiety about how to get by.
The state has vowed to step in and provide food assistance for many who face a cut-off in federal SNAP aid. But there is still fear and anxiety about how to get by.
The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster food pantries or both.
The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will run out of money on Saturday. Some governors are shifting state money to cover part of the shortfall, bolster food pantries or both.
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