A food shelf is open at MSP Airport​ in support of federal employees who are working without pay during the government shutdown​.

Gov. Tim Walz is giving food banks a $4 million boost as the emergency food system braces for the temporary pause of SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown. SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,

Minnesota is sending $4 million in emergency funding to food shelves as officials brace for federal food assistance benefits to run out because of the government shutdown. DFL Gov. Tim Walz and state officials stressed Monday that the allocation is a stopgap that will only help temporarily.

Governor Walz announces $4 million for food shelves amid federal shutdown, addressing rising food insecurity for families in Minnesota.

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

The federal government shutdown continues as states scramble to fund food assistance programs for millions of Americans.

About 42 million Americans are poised to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when federal funding comes to a halt on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would not use emergency funds to help cover benefits and posted a message on its website over the weekend that "the well has run dry.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, is expected to run out of funding on Saturday, leaving more than 40 million Americans who rely on the program to pay for groceries in the