The federal government spends about $3.2 billion annually on SNAP benefits for approximately 1.5 million Georgians.

Starting Saturday, millions of Americans will lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the federal government shutdown continues.

Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock have joined a group of lawmakers pushing the federal government to continue funding SNAP.

ATLANTA — As more than 1.4 million Georgians prepare to lose food stamp or SNAP benefits starting November 1, local food banks are getting help from DoorDash to keep the food moving. Bagel Rescue here in Atlanta is one of more than 300 organizations that partners with DoorDash for low-cost fees to transport food.

With SNAP benefits set to not go out on Nov. 1, Atlantans already struggling with food assistance face new uncertainty.

Georgia DHS says SNAP food benefits for more than 687,000 households will end November 1 if the federal government shutdown continues. Families are urged to plan ahead and use remaining funds now.

SNAP benefits will not be available in Georgia as of Nov. 1 because of the ongoing government shutdown, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

People are appealing to the South Carolina and Georgia governors to come to the rescue of SNAP recipients as federal funding ends.

More than 687,000 Georgia households could lose access to SNAP benefits next month if the federal government shutdown continues, putting pressure on food banks already seeing increased demand.

Georgia’s SNAP administrators say they would need more than $60 million from state coffers to maintain their level of staffing after next year’s federal cuts to the program that more than one in 10 Georgians use for groceries.