Alabama Stackers, a family-owned restaurant in historic downtown Jasper, has announced that children will eat free starting Nov. 1.

Alabama is not among the states that are getting involved ahead of the suspension of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, starting Nov. 1. The prospect of nearly 42 million Americans not receiving food assistance has raised concerns across states governed by both political parties.

Recipients and those in need of food assistance should still submit applications and other documentation, even though the assistance will not be distributed starting Saturday. The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) announced Monday that benefits for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) will be suspended for November.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources has confirmed the state will not be providing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of November because of the federal government shutdown.

Americans uses the SNAP program to buy groceries, but this week, according to *** memo put out by the Department of Agriculture, Federal food aid will not go out beginning November 1st. *** post on their website reads the well has run dry and blamed Senate Democrats for demanding health care concessions amid the now nearly month-long government shutdown.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) says Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended

Millions rely on food assistance each month, and with the government shutdown still in place, food stamps will soon run dry.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources announced on Monday, Oct. 27 that SNAP benefits will be suspended for November.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) received specific guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) on Friday evening, October 24, 2025, regarding the suspension of SNAP benefits and procedures for the month of November due to the federal government shutdown.

Thousands of Alabama families could soon lose access to their food-stamp benefits as the federal government shutdown drags on. For Ashley King, a single mother of two in Montgomery, the timing couldn’t be worse.