Amid the government shutdown, citizens relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other government funded social programs are worried about their food security.
The status of government aid has been in flux for the last few weeks. On Nov. 3, judges ruled that SNAP benefits would be partially funded by the administration, but President Donald Trump has pushed back on this ruling heavily.
While some SNAP recipients received their benefits on Nov. 7, Trump has threatened to penalize states that have attempted to fully fund benefits for citizens on SNAP with financial punishment if they did not “undo” the funding…