With just a few days to go before SNAP benefits expire, here's how Rhode Islanders can check their EBT balances and find food pantries near them.

Two federal judges ordered USDA to keep SNAP running during the shutdown, use contingency funds, and honor existing work-requirement waivers. from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT

Yes, EBT cards will indeed continue to work during the government shutdown, even in November when no new SNAP funds will be issued, according to officials in Providence. The USDA confirmed this in a statement sent to all SNAP state agencies. This means that any unused SNAP money you have from October is expected to roll over into November.

As SNAP benefits are set to lapse due to the government shutdown, leaving 140,000 people without food aid in RI, pantries are bracing for impact.

The ruling came a day before funding for the nation’s low-income food program was set to run out due to the federal government shutdown.

Judge Jack McConnell blocked the Trump administration from stopping SNAP benefits because of the government shutdown.