North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced $1.5 million in state funding for food assistance programs as the federal government shutdown threatens programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Amid the ongoing government shutdown, restaurants, food banks, and various organizations are stepping in to help feed Idahoans who may be affected as federal programs lose funding or are paused. Earlier this month,

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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.

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.

As Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program users brace for a potential freeze in benefits, KOCO 5 is breaking down fact from fiction.

The federal government shutdown threatens food assistance for Michigan families. State lawmakers have taken steps to try to blunt the impact.

Governor Green announces a coordinated relief effort to support Hawaii families amid the federal shutdown, ensuring access to food and essential aid. Families can apply for the Hawaii Relief Program

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.