HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) — The effects of the federal government shutdown are beginning to reach Alabama.
Alabama Arise, a nonprofit that advocates for low-income residents who receive benefits such as SNAP, says there has been little communication from the federal government about how programs like food assistance will be affected if the shutdown continues.
For now, funding for SNAP and WIC benefits is expected to last through the end of October. What happens after that remains unclear…