In an unprecedented situation, millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming weeks amid the federal government shutdown.

What to know about the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, sometimes referred to as food stamps.

The same report found that 89.4% of SNAP recipients were U.S born citizens, meaning less than 11% of SNAP participants were foreign-born. Of the latter figure, 6.2% were naturalized citizens, 1.1% were refugees and 3.3% were other noncitizens, including lawful permanent residents and other eligible noncitizens.

Food assistance programs and two Head Start centers in Wisconsin are shuttered. Why kids lose the most when the government shuts down.

The Trump administration's refusal to fund food assistance benefits during the nearly monthlong federal government shutdown will affect 131,891 recipients in San Joaquin County in November.

With SNAP benefits paused by the federal shutdown, Gov. Phil Murphy is fast-tracking $42.5M to New Jersey food banks to fight hunger.

Gov. Katie Hobbs made $1.8 million available as food stamp funding runs out. That's roughly 1% of the state's monthly food assistance distribution.