In an unprecedented situation, millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming weeks amid the federal government shutdown.

What to know about the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, sometimes referred to as food stamps.

The same report found that 89.4% of SNAP recipients were U.S born citizens, meaning less than 11% of SNAP participants were foreign-born. Of the latter figure, 6.2% were naturalized citizens, 1.1% were refugees and 3.3% were other noncitizens, including lawful permanent residents and other eligible noncitizens.

Food assistance programs and two Head Start centers in Wisconsin are shuttered. Why kids lose the most when the government shuts down.

West Virginia’s system for distributing electronic SNAP benefits isn’t set up to receive an infusion of state dollars, according to the governor and lawmakers, leaving the state’s food banks and pantries in need of donations to keep people fed during the delayed food benefits.

Gov. Katie Hobbs made $1.8 million available as food stamp funding runs out. That's roughly 1% of the state's monthly food assistance distribution.