Food Aid Crisis Looms as Shutdown Threatens SNAP Benefits

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Food banks are bracing for a surge in demand as the federal government shutdown threatens to cut off SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans, exacerbating an already strained food assistance system amid rising costs and federal benefit cuts.
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- Here’s why the shutdown has put food stamp benefits at risk CNN
- Food banks are preparing for a surge as federal food aid could be paused in the government shutdown AP News
- A pause in SNAP benefits is a public health emergency; WA must act now | Op-Ed The Seattle Times
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