The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to pay some of November’s SNAP benefits as the government shutdown reaches its second month, but it’s unclear when the funds could reach Georgia recipients.

A significant number of those receiving SNAP benefits in Georgia work in the service industry and corporate jobs.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol, urging Gov. Brian Kemp to use state funds to support SNAP beneficiaries affected by the federal shutdown.

The USDA has announced that SNAP benefits will not be issued Nov. 1. How many Georgians will be affected? What to know.

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,

Georgia’s SNAP benefits will pause Nov. 1 as the federal shutdown halts $3 billion in annual food aid. Atlanta launched an emergency plan to prevent water shutoffs and evictions as 1.5 million Georgians risk losing SNAP. Food banks warn demand is already up 70 percent, and advocates say even brief cuts could harm health and education statewide.

If SNAP funding lapses for the 1.4 million Georgians who utilize the benefits on Nov. 1, people can find food assistance from the places listed below.

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.

More than a-million Georgians depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to put food on the table.

One restaurant owner says she remembers what needing help felt like. Now, every child that comes in can get a free meal. At Katrina’s Mexican Grill in Savannah, it’s busy. Maidai Rodriguez, the owner has two locations and she’s worked hard to build them up. The journey for her, started alone, struggling to make ends meet for her son.