About 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to help pay for food every month. The payments help low-income individuals and families buy food at their local grocery stores with an EBT card that can be used on qualifying items.

With SNAP benefits set to run out Nov. 1, food banks are ramping up collections to help. Where to find local food banks in South Jersey.

The ongoing government shutdown, combined with the end of SNAP funding, has put pressure on local are food banks as federal employees go without paychecks.

SNAP benefits will not be disbursed on Nov. 1, one month after the government shutdown. What that means for Delaware, local food resources

You can’t out-fundraise this problem.” Harvesters braces for a wave of hunger, food needs as SNAP benefits stop in November.

Many food pantries in the Philadelphia region said they're serving more people now than at the height of the pandemic amid the government shutdown.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the state will fund November food aid for children, the elderly or disabled who receive food stamps as the federal government shutdown drags on. Landry and Legislative leaders announced the plan to secure funding from the Louisiana Department of Health during an Oct. 29 press conference.