Early Monday morning, people began lining up outside the West Houston Assistance Ministries facility ahead of a special food distribution event organized by the Houston Food Bank. The effort, which begins at 8 a.m., aims to support families struggling without SNAP benefits or delayed federal pay.

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WITH FOOD BENEFITS having lapsed Saturday amid the federal government shutdown, local leaders and food banks in San Francisco have been raising awareness of the need for emergency food assistance and volunteers.

CNN reporter Camila DeChalus speaks to federal workers lining up at So What Else, a food bank in the Washington, DC, area. They have a clear message for Congress.

By the end of the season, Silverwood had successfully raised $38,120, which was recently distributed among ABC Food Bank in Athol, 3rd Avenue Marketplace in Post Falls, Second Harvest in Spokane, Community Action Partnership in Coeur d’Alene and Bonner Community Food Bank in Sandpoint.

Cat Hornsey said the charity would not finish despite the setback of having to leave its church location, where it had been operating since 2019 A foodbank has reassured clients it "will still keep going" despite news it has to leave its base in Hereford.

WFMY News 2 is hosting an emergency food drive in Greensboro Wednesday to help Second Harvest Food Bank feed local families affected by the SNAP suspension.

BECKLEY — West Virginia food pantries are bracing for an unprecedented wave of need as the federal SNAP program remains frozen during the ongoing government shutdown. Thousands of residents, including veterans,