Trump Administration Will Pay Half Of Food Stamp Benefits
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It's not clear when millions of families will get November SNAP benefits, even after judges ruled the government needs to make partial payments.
With SNAP benefits suspended, Laketran is offering free rides on all Local Routes so Lake County residents can reach food pantries and grocery stores. Seniors can also book free door-to-door rides through the Seniors on the GO program.
SNAP benefits for food stamps expired on Nov. 1 and local communities, businesses and food banks are stepping up to help.
On a given week, the food pantry at Spring of Hope Church of God in Christ feeds about 100, said Leslie Smith, who helps coordinate the pantry. But since Thursday, five families, none of them regular recipients, had come desperate for food.
Food providers in Oregon are sounding the alarm as the abrupt halt of SNAP benefits has left many residents in dire straits.
CBS LA Cares is partnering with local food banks for a one-day emergency food drive to help those in need. As the government shutdown continues, funding for CalFresh and SNAP benefits could be at risk of being cut.
An injection of $450 million for WIC comes as the Trump administration announced it would only fund partial benefits for another food aid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP,
Local food assistance leaders are 'sounding the alarm' as nearly 10,000 Johnson County residents could go without SNAP benefits amid swirling uncertainty.
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