Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed disaster declaration ahead of a Saturday deadline that would freeze Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits until a federal budget is passed. The Democratic governor is also releasing $5 million in state funding to Feeding Pennsylvania,

Some Pennsylvania leaders are hustling to avert a lapse in November nutrition assistance benefits that help prevent nearly 2 million low-income residents in the commonwealth from going hungry.

PHILADELPHIA - The federal government announced earlier this week that it would not be issuing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Nov. 1 because of the ongoing government shutdown.

Local nonprofits aim to raise $500,000 to keep food pantries stocked for three months as federal shutdown threatens nutrition assistance for 106,000 area residents.

It is the second foray by Ms. Garrity into using her office's financial clout to step in when other functions of government are coming up short.

With the SNAP benefit pause looming due to the government shutdown, we looked into the county-by-county impacts for Pennsylvania.

Across the country, there are over 41 million people enrolled in the federal government’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as SNAP. But how many of those receive SNAP benefits in Pennsylvania and New Jersey alone?

The owner said she and her husband "truly just wanted to let the members of our community know that we're here to help."