SNAP, Minnesota and food shelves
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Gov. Walz unveils $4 million for MN food shelves as shutdown could halt SNAP benefits
Gov. Tim Walz announced $4 million in emergency funding will go to Minnesota food shelves as the ongoing government shutdown threatens to cut off SNAP benefits for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans.
DCYF sent an email to Minnesota’s 87 counties and 11 tribal nations earlier this week, laying out a timeline that appears to taper off the distribution of benefits.
Minnesota's DCYF halts new SNAP applications amid the federal shutdown, affecting food aid for vulnerable residents.
Can the safety net of food shelves, food banks and other sources fill the gap left by the government shutdown?
Democrats say USDA has $5 billion to continue food stamp benefits while the agency insists the ‘well has gone dry.’