SNAP benefits in Georgia could be put on hold
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On a quiet street in Mableton, fresh greens, lettuce and herbs fill every inch of Elisha Williams’ backyard garden.“I call my garden the cardboard garden urban farm, tiny but mighty,” Williams said.Despite federal judges ruling Friday that the Trump administration must continue SNAP funding during the government shutdown,
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Newly released internal DHS tallies show 2,207 case escalations last week alone — most flooding the state's call center — with more than a third repeat complaints amid ongoing SNAP delays.
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is planning Thursday to announce an "emergency initiative" on SNAP, while Georgia Democrats are keeping up calls for state action with funding for the program, popularly known as food stamps, set to be cut off for November amid the government shutdown.
Food banks across Chatham County are preparing to support thousands of residents who may lose access to SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rejects calls to tap state funds to keep food assistance flowing as federal government shutdown enters its fourth week.
The stalemate in Washington could cause gnawing hunger for more than a million Georgians starting Saturday, when federal funding for low-income food subsidies, informally referred to as food stamps, runs out.