With a potential lapse in federal food assistance starting November 1, several local restaurants are stepping up to help families who rely on SNAP benefits put

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Due to the government shutdown, many people across the two-state won’t receive SNAP benefits after October 31st. New Disabled South wants to step in and help the disabled in several southern states including Georgia and South Carolina.

The latest county-level data shows more than 705,000 households across Georgia rely on the benefits each month.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier notified states that there would be "insufficient funds" for SNAP after October.

The government remains shut down and the 1.4 million low-income Georgians who rely on SNAP to purchase food are at risk of losing funding by Friday.

Georgia DHS says SNAP food benefits for more than 687,000 households will end November 1 if the federal government shutdown continues. Families are urged to plan ahead and use remaining funds now.

The federal government says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of money Nov. 1. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says there is nothing the state can do.

Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock have joined a group of lawmakers pushing the federal government to continue funding SNAP.

More than 687,000 Georgia households could lose access to SNAP benefits next month if the federal government shutdown continues, putting pressure on food banks already seeing increased demand.

Georgia’s SNAP administrators say they would need more than $60 million from state coffers to maintain their level of staffing after next year’s federal cuts to the program that more than one in 10 Georgians use for groceries.