13 Action News Big Story: Funding for Food Assistance Programs

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Food banks and pantries nationwide are bracing for a surge of people in need of help putting food on the table.

This comes as the clock ticks for federal lawmakers to pass a budget and end the government shutdown. While the government is shut down, there will be no funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a program that millions of Americans rely on each month…

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