One in 11 Missourians and Kansans gets help feeding their families from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But more than 800,000 recipients in the two states, along with people across the country are expected to miss their food assistance starting on Saturday, Nov. 1.
But there are ways to get food and help in the Kansas City area.
The SNAP suspension is expected to last as long as the government shutdown, which began Oct. 1. When the shutdown ends, Missouri Department of Social Services says it will restore SNAP benefits as soon as possible…