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What to know about Virginia food program after SNAP funds are interrupted
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the scope of Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance, a stopgap state-funded program to cover SNAP cutoffs Nov. 1.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has warned that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will end Nov. 1 if Congress doesn’t act to end the government shutdown. About 42 million Americans rely on those benefits. Here in the Bay Area, restaurant owners want to do their part to help.
Virginia launches emergency nutrition program to support 854,000 SNAP recipients if federal shutdown continues, using state funds and weekly payments.
Despite the federal government shutdown, Virginia families are getting help from Governor Youngkin, with his plan to bridge the SNAP gap with state funds.
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'Saturday, this gets very real': Shutdown to cut off SNAP for 42 million Americans
With the government shutdown ongoing, SNAP benefits are set to stop, leaving millions of Americans facing food insecurity and prompting nonprofits to brace for increased demand.
West Virginia became the first state to implement a state-wide food stamp program in 1964, and now mountaineers across the state are losing that safety net.