If Congress doesn’t reach a deal by Saturday to resolve the shutdown, benefits could also run out for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries.
Starting Nov. 1, a total of 140 Head Start preschool programs also could miss their federal funding payments under the shutdown.
States could also run out of money as early as Nov. 8 for another food aid program supporting millions of low-income mothers and young kids called WIC…