ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Local leaders are set to speak on Tuesday at Foodlink about how they’re bracing for a pause in SNAP benefits as the federal government shutdown continues.
The federal food assistance program will run out of money starting on Saturday, Nov. 1, if there’s no deal to fund the government by then. More than 100,000 people in Monroe County rely on SNAP, according to a state report from July. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that $30 million will be fast-tracked to help New Yorkers facing food insecurity.
Foodlink, the Rochester-based regional foodbank that supports meal programs across the 10-county region, has been preparing for weeks for an increase in demand, said Communications Director Mark Dwyer…