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SNAP benefits are set to run out on Nov. 1. Find a list of community fridges, food pantries and other resources available to those in need across central Iowa.
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Food bank official warns efforts to replace SNAP benefits are ‘not sustainable’
Local food banks, pantries, and feeding programs are doing what they can to keep food flowing to low-income households as they prepare for the loss of federal food assistance as soon as this weekend.
As the government shutdown nears a month, millions of Americans who rely on SNAP are bracing for benefits to run out. In Illinois, food banks say they’re seeing lines grow longer each day.
With SNAP benefits due to lapse in just hours, food banks in Chicago said they are seeing massive surges in demand from people who don't know if they'll get their food stamps next month.