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As the federal shutdown approaches the one-month mark, Americans are feeling the impact of lost funding and closed programs. States are rushing to fill gaps in food aid and early childhood services, while military families brace for missed paychecks.
What exactly is SNAP and is it the same as food stamps? How does it work? Here's who benefits as the Nov. 1 cutoff nears.
More than two dozen Democratic state leaders are suing the Department of Agriculture after the Trump administration said it would not use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
Nearly 700,000 Wisconsin residents could see their food assistance benefits pause in November amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Nearly 42 million Americans are at risk of losing food assistance such as WIC and SNAP. Beginning November 1St, The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to run out of funding due to the government shutdown.