Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to provide at least partial food stamp benefits to tens of millions of Americans in November, as the federal government shutdown drags on.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell said that he will block the Trump administration from suspending SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

O n a chilly October morning, Roby Farin pulled up in her red Ford truck in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center with a truckload of winter squash from her farm in Middletown. Like clockwork, a gaggle of volunteers wearing neon bright shirts circled around the truck and started unloading the gourds onto shopping carts.

President Trump suggested he would provide funding for SNAP benefits – if he gets clarification from the judge who ordered his administration to use contingency funds to pay for the program. Democratic Mayor of Allentown,

What exactly is SNAP, and is it the same as food stamps? How does it work? Here's what to know as Nov. 1 cutoff nears.

Here’s what SNAP benefits are, who funds them, the average amount that participants will be missing next month and some food assistance resources.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.

More than 750,000 Alabamians will lose food assistance in November as federal shutdown continues, but local organizations are stepping up to help.