EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Texas charity will be providing grocery store gift cards for families in need in El Paso County after the government shutdown paused SNAP benefits.
On Wednesday, the Youth Peace and Justice Foundation (YPJF), also known as The Uvalde Foundation For Kids nonprofit charity, announced it has expanded its emergency food assistance program to more counties in Texas, including El Paso County, in an effort to provide 2,000 grocery store gift cards after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that monthly SNAP food benefits will not be issued Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.
The emergency program was first launched in Bell County, but it has now expanded to serve qualifying families in other counties such as McClellan, Bexar, Williamson, Milan, Coryell, Hays, Travis, San Saba, Harris, Dallas, and, as was mentioned before, El Paso…