After weeks of disruption caused by the federal government shutdown in November, SNAP payments are being issued again. But for millions of low income families, the relief may only be temporary.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest federal nutrition program, helping low income households afford groceries through monthly benefits.
Bella Smith, Advocacy Hunger Fellow at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, shared that the warning signs appeared even before benefits were disrupted on Nov. 1, when USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) froze funding for SNAP…