Due to Federal Government Shutdown, USDA Notifies States that SNAP Benefits Won't Be Issued for November | Department of Health and Human Services
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AUGUSTA-- Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has notified every state that November funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation's largest anti-hunger program, will not be issued at this time.

Saw this mentioned in the news mega but was having trouble finding the original source, which appears to be this press release from Maine’s DHHS

    • AF_R [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Yessss. In my area the food bank is basically powered by corporations donating their imminently-expiring food, rotating out the entire store. Whole Foods, Chick Fil A, WalMart, pallets and pallets of food, enough to keep a literal warehouse filled.

      Gallons of restaurant soup in frozen bags straight from their supplier. 13 Dr. Peppers per person. Fuck it have 3 pounds of celery. An entire grocery bag filled with random donuts from the bakery lmao

      Individuals helping is good. But in comparison, money can fund the cold storage warehouse. The reefer trucks that carry it around to distribution centers. The wages all those workers are paid. The advocacy and advertising and outreach. Money!