SNAP recipients brace for Fallout
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Already strained by federal funding cuts earlier in the year and a surge in demand from furloughed federal workers, food banks face a fresh wave of need as SNAP benefits end Saturday.
Nearly half of Cuyahoga County’s SNAP recipients will miss their monthly benefits by next week if the shutdown continues — leaving cupboards bare and food banks bracing for a surge in need.
November will be 'disastrous' for residents who need FoodShare benefits, locals say, with an end to the federal shutdown nowhere in sight.
Individuals receiving support can access services like health screening, nutrition and breastfeeding counseling, immunization screening and more, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Some 42 million people in the U.S. who rely on SNAP benefits could soon join the already long lines at the nation's food banks and pantries that are also serving struggling federal workers.
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