Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is planning to dole out up to $10 million in state funding for food banks, as hundreds of thousands of Coloradans risk losing federal benefits next month. Roughly 1 in

Starting Saturday, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for millions are in jeopardy as the impacts of the weeks-long federal government shutdown expand.

Starting in November, millions of Americans could lose access to SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps.

Nonprofits across Colorado are bracing for what's to come as food insecurity reaches one of its highest levels this century.

According to a post on each location's Facebook page, any child visiting one of the three area locations will eat free, “no questions asked.”

COLORADO - Over 600,000 Coloradans rely on SNAP benefits - money loaded by the government onto EBT cards - to buy food and groceries, but those benefits

Gov. Jared Polis is asking Colorado lawmakers to approve up to $10 million to help feed people who may lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits next month due to the federal government shutdown.

Colorado Congressional District 3 Rep. Jeff Hurd has co-sponsored a House bill to keep SNAP funded during the government shutdown.