Mecklenburg County is warning residents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to prepare for possible delays in benefits if the ongoing federal government shutdown continues.
County spokesperson Betsy Abraham said federal officials notified the state Department of Health and Human Services that November SNAP payments “may be disrupted,” potentially affecting more than 143,000 local recipients — the largest number of any county in North Carolina, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
The county has begun alerting residents through its Food and Nutrition Services webpage and during assistance calls, though it does not yet know the exact impact, the Observer reported — but there are ways you can help…