Food pantries in Georgia are bracing for impacts as benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, won’t be renewed in November.
The United States Department of Agriculture announced in October that “there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits” due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
And SNAP supports grocery shopping for nearly 1.4 million people in the state. The number includes over 600,000 kids.
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