42M lose SNAP benefits despite efforts to fund food program
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With the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, running out of funds on Nov. 1, local governments have scrambled together resources to help the more than 2.6 million people in Southern California who will lose their food stamp benefits on Saturday if federal lawmakers cannot reach a deal.
The 239-page order includes sworn statements from SNAP recipients about the harm they and their families would endure without the program.
SNAP benefits could be affected Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. Here's how many would be affected from Ohio's major counties.
The administration of President Donald Trump has made $450 million in tariff revenue available for a childhood nutrition program imperiled by the federal government shutdown, according to federal funding records.
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What’s next for 600,000 Coloradans who lost SNAP food assistance
More than 600,000 Coloradans are trying to figure out how they will put food on the table after the Trump administration stopped funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Saturday. On Friday,
Federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, used by 42 million Americans, is set to run dry on Saturday as the U.S. government shutdown continues.
While Tennessee is not allocating funds to continue the SNAP program in the state, it is working with food pantries to help residents in other ways.
An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, according to the USDA. October 2025 reports indicate that about 42 million Americans participate in SNAP monthly.
About 91% of veterans said they were concerned about losing access to food assistance because of the federal government shutdown, with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits set to run dry Nov. 1, according to a poll from Mission Roll Call.
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Hundreds Queue for Food Aid in Central Texas as Government Shutdown Kills Nutrition Program
Hundreds of people queued for food assistance at a central Texas high school on Saturday, November 1, as millions across America lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Due to the government shutdown,
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