Millions of families across the country could soon see delays in their food assistance as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, faces uncertainty due to the ongoing government shutdown.
According to Ghyrn Wakefield, Chief Development Officer at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, those delays could have a major impact if the shutdown continues into the end of October.
“They would run out at the end of the month — at the end of October — if the government shutdown continues,” Wakefield said. “That would affect 42 million people nationwide, but in our service area of 20 counties, it would impact about 120,000 people.”…