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Colorado lawmakers approve $10 million to bolster food banks as SNAP benefits dry up
“It is effectively us trying to plow a field with a fork. The scale of this particular emergency vastly outstrips any ability for the state to mitigate it in any truly meaningful way,” said Tom Dermo...

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Joint Budget Committee approves up to $10M to assist Colorado SNAP recipients
Colorado leaders launch emergency food plans as SNAP benefits halt amid shutdown
Shapiro makes $5M available to state food banks as SNAP benefits set to expire
Gov. Josh Shapiro made $5 million available for Pennsylvania food banks on Friday through Feeding Pennsylvania as the federally subsidized Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was set to dry up.

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North Dakota announces $1.5M for food programs as SNAP funding set to expire
NC food banks will get $18 million in donations ahead of pause in federal food aid
Governor: Iowans’ generosity will help those impacted by SNAP funding lapse
“This is an opportunity for all of us together as Iowans, to care for our neighbors in need,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said Friday about the state’s decision to help Iowa food banks as they support Iowans i...

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Sanders announces $500,000 for food banks as SNAP cutoff looms
SNAP benefits expire Friday: Chatham County food banks prepare to meet rising demand
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Federal judges rules Trump must continue funding SNAP during government shutdown

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

Colorado joins 22-state lawsuit to restore SNAP benefits amid government shutdown

Colorado joined a lawsuit filed by states against the U.S. Department of Agriculture to attempt to force the restart of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Those benefits are set to expire on Nov.

Colorado congressional members speak ahead of SNAP deadline, open enrollment

Open enrollment season kicks off in just a couple of days. SNAP benefits are set to run out at the same time on Nov. 1.

Nonprofits in Colorado brace for growing food insecurity as SNAP cuts loom

Nonprofits across Colorado are bracing for what's to come as food insecurity reaches one of its highest levels this century.

What happens to SNAP benefits already loaded onto EBT cards, in accounts on Nov. 1 deadline?

The continuing federal government shutdown is about to hit hard for those who depend on SNAP, the benefits formerly known as food stamps. Unless the federal government shutdown is ended, benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will end Nov.
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SNAP Benefits Won’t Be Issued November 1st — Here’s What That Means for Your Groceries

The federal government shutdown is now hitting America’s dinner tables. The USDA announced that it will not issue SNAP benefits on November 1, leaving more than 42 million people without […] The post SNAP Benefits Won’t Be Issued November 1st — Here’s What That Means for Your Groceries appeared first on Baller Alert.

Looming SNAP cuts worry more than just Coloradans who depend on the benefits. Small grocery stores could be affected, too.

Starting this weekend, more than 600,000 Coloradans who depend on SNAP benefits may be forced to turn to food banks to stay full. If they don't have the money to shop at grocery stores, there could be a much bigger impact for everyone in Colorado.
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