Virginia launches emergency nutrition program to support 854,000 SNAP recipients if federal shutdown continues, using state funds and weekly payments.

Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency Thursday to send $10 million to food banks, responding to the Trump administration's announcement that funds for SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,

With the government shutdown, there's no money for LIHEAP, the federally-funded heating assistance program for low-income households.

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Mayor Cherelle L. Parker signed an executive order providing funds to food pantries and to assist residents and federal workers as the government shutdown continues.

The state usually receives LIHEAP funding through the federal government around this time of year. But because the government is shut down, Maine does not have money available to issue regular payments or emergency aid through the Energy Crisis Intervention Program.

The agency's Energy Crisis Intervention Program, which provides heating assistance to about 7,000 Maine households annually, will not begin on Nov. 1 as originally planned.

Here's a list of resources for SNAP recipients who are at risk of not receiving benefits in Southern California come Nov. 1.

The city’s Help Without Borders program will receive at least $100,000 in additional funding to continue providing emergency rental and utility assistance.

The government shutdown threatens to cut SNAP food benefits for over 40 million Americans starting Nov. 1. Working families and seniors face potential hunger crisis.