Illinois SNAP recipients and pantries brace for halt of federal food stamp funding amid shutdown: ‘A crisis’

Nearly 2 million Illinois residents depend on SNAP to help pay for groceries. As the government shutdown continues, they’re scrambling to find other ways to feed their families.

‘It’s scary’: SNAP recipients brace for fallout as benefits vanish during shutdown

The government shutdown has frozen SNAP funding for 42 million Americans. Food banks warn shelves are emptying fast as states ...

Two Illinois moms among millions facing SNAP cutoff as pantries say: ‘We cannot meet this need’

Nearly 2 million people in Illinois may lose food assistance starting Saturday because of the government shutdown. The state ...

42M lose SNAP benefits despite efforts to fund the food program

Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored ...

Millions of Americans could lose access to SNAP food assistance this weekend. Here’s who could be most affected

In an unprecedented situation, tens of millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program starting on Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.