The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides government assistance to bring food and other necessities to low-income households.

The SNAP, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is set to suspend benefits nationally on Saturday, Nov. 1, due to the federal government shutdown. The SNAP program in Alabama is managed by the Alabama Department of Human Resources. The program provides $140 million per month in assistance, according to DHR.

The city of Flint is making plans to launch a food voucher program to help households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if benefits are suspended starting on Saturday, Nov. 1.

The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans fed and warm, as well as provide early education services.

Woodfin's 3-part plan includes community food drive and resource hub to help families affected by federal benefit expiration on Nov. 1.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday announced that Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) will deliver benefits to people who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If the shutdown hasn’t ended by Nov. 1, VENA will begin weekly distributions on Monday.

There are plenty of others in Erie County who share her concerns. In fact, 18.1% of Erie County residents receive SNAP benefits, according to the Food Research and Action Center. In a county of more than 268,000 people, that works out to be more than 48,000 people who receive the benefit once known as food stamps.

FoodShare benefits are set to halt Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. Here's a list of Milwaukee County locations providing food assistance.

The plan detailed how the agency would use the contingency fund provided by Congress to continue benefits. The fund holds roughly $6 billion, about two-thirds of a month of SNAP benefits, meaning USDA would still have to reshuffle an additional $3 billion to cover the remainder for November.