Resources for SNAP recipients in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware as benefits deadline nears

Here's a list of resources for SNAP recipients who are at risk of not receiving benefits in the Delaware Valley come Nov. 1.
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75,000 Camden County residents rely on SNAP. Here’s how to find alternative food resources — and how to help — amid the government shutdown

About 1 in 8 Americans relies on the food assistance program. Among them are more than 800,000 New Jerseyans, with roughly 130,000 recipients across South Jersey.

SNAP benefits for 1M in NJ for November in danger as government shutdown continues

Nearly 1 million NJ residents are in jeopardy of not receiving their full November SNAP and WIC benefits as the federal government shutdown drags on.

North Jersey restaurants offer free meals to people losing SNAP benefits

With SNAP benefits to run out on Nov. 1, a handful of North Jersey restaurants are offering free meals, and hoping others are inspired to help, too.

New Jersey kitchen serves record-breaking 800 meals in one day amid lack of SNAP benefit funding

A New Jersey community kitchen has seen record-breaking crowds with many more people to feed ahead of the lapse in funding for SNAP benefits.Cathedral Kitchen in Camden, New Jersey, regularly sees a spike in visits toward the end of the month,

N.J. food banks face ‘unsustainable surge’ as SNAP funding set to expire

Community FoodBank of New Jersey reports record demand while federal food donations have dropped 45% since January, with 850,000 state residents at risk of losing benefits.

DoorDash, Gopuff launch emergency food responses for SNAP recipients

Delivery services DoorDash and Gopuff plan to help SNAP recipients who might need some extra assistance this November. Here's how you can sign up

Illinois SNAP recipients, pantries brace for halt of federal food stamp funding amid shutdown. ‘This is a crisis.’

Nearly 2 million Illinois residents depend on SNAP to help pay for groceries. As the government shutdown continues, they’re scrambling to find other ways to feed their families.
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