As the government shutdown continues with no end in sight, hundreds of thousands of Coloradans are at risk of going hungry with the potential loss of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
“Starting Nov. 1, we could have 100,000 Denver residents who will lose access to all SNAP benefits,” said Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. “We know there are always families in need of food, but in this moment, because of the federal shutdown, we have an increasing risk of families that will be without food.”
Johnston and his wife, Courtney Johnston, joined volunteers at the Food Bank of the Rockies on Saturday, where they helped sort and package food.
According to the governor’s office, that number rises to more than 600,000 across the state. Among those who depend on SNAP benefits to have food on the table, half are children. And as the government shutdown continues, so does the risk of families being without food come November…