US food banks brace for surge as shutdown threatens benefits

Volunteers pack boxes of food along an assembly line at the Food Bank of the Rockies Distribution Center, the largest food ...

Stressed food banks brace for SNAP stoppage: ‘We cannot meet the gap’

Already strained by federal funding cuts earlier in the year and a surge in demand from furloughed federal workers, food banks face a fresh wave of need as SNAP benefits end Saturday.

Long lines form at Phoenix-area food banks as SNAP delays continue

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Long lines have been forming at food banks across the Valley. Two federal judges have ruled the Trump ...

Furloughed fed says she's standing in Maryland food bank line after 21 years in military

I’ve not been in this predicament ever,” one woman said. “[…] The reason I wanted to become a federal government employee was ...

'Counting pennies': Houston families seek food aid as SNAP hangs in limbo

More than 300,000 people rely on SNAP benefits in Harris County, where most of Houston is located, according to Texas Health ...

Federal workers stand in line at a NYC food bank

As the government shutdown continues and SNAP benefits are suspended, federal employees, many who are still reporting to work ...
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Houston Food Bank hosts event to help federal employees not being paid during government shutdown

"I never thought in a million years I'd be in line to get some food," one federal employee told ABC13 at a Houston Food Bank ...