Walz directs $4 million to food shelves
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A food shelf is open at MSP Airport in support of federal employees who are working without pay during the government shutdown.
"You can't out-fundraise this problem." Harvesters braces for a wave of hunger, food needs as SNAP benefits stop in November.
About 42 million Americans are poised to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when federal funding comes to a halt on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would not use emergency funds to help cover benefits and posted a message on its website over the weekend that "the well has run dry.
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Families fear going hungry as SNAP food benefits cutoff looms in Pennsylvania
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, is expected to run out of funding on Saturday, leaving more than 40 million Americans who rely on the program to pay for groceries in the