Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a disaster declaration freeing up around $5 million to help feed Pennsylvania residents impacted by SNAP benefits set to expire Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (HY-VEE PRESS RELEASE) - With food banks preparing to see a record number of families over the coming weeks, Hy-Vee will be providing multiple community support options at all Hy-Vee store locations.

To help meet the community’s needs, the Weld Food Bank has added food distribution hours, scheduled additional mobile food pantry stops and purchased nearly $250,000 of additional food.

Mayor Freddie O’Connell joined officials at Second Harvest Food Bank to announce the launch of the “Hunger Can’t Wait” campaign. It is an emergency effort to increase food distribution and strengthen partnerships as federal SNAP funding is set to stall.

Gov. Josh Shapiro is freeing up around $5 million to help feed Pennsylvania residents impacted by the lapse in SNAP benefits.

per the California Association of Food Banks. “Food banks across California are anticipating an increase in demand and will need ongoing support to meet rising needs,” the California Association of Food Banks said in a statement to the Desert Sun ...

Gleaners Food Bank announced it will expand its production and extend its hours amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) costs around $8 billion per month and helps approximately 42 million low- and no-income Americans buy food and other groceries. Preliminary data from the USDA shows the value of SNAP benefits sent out to recipients in May 2025 was $7,864,859,076—the latest month for which data is available.