SNAP, food shelves
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A food shelf is open at MSP Airport in support of federal employees who are working without pay during the government shutdown.
Governor Walz announces $4 million for food shelves amid federal shutdown, addressing rising food insecurity for families in Minnesota.
Missouri won’t distribute November's SNAP benefits, at the instruction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, due to the federal shutdown. Food pantries across Missouri say they don't know how they'll keep up with a flood of demand and loss of funding.
About 42 million Americans are poised to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when federal funding comes to a halt on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would not use emergency funds to help cover benefits and posted a message on its website over the weekend that "the well has run dry.