The new directions come as two federal court rulings ordered the United States Department of Agriculture to disperse the benefits to SNAP recipients using emergency federal funding.

The state told SNAP recipients that money will be issued Friday, while President Trump has gone back and forth as to whether he'll comply with orders to fund the program.

Food banks have been extra busy with many people uncertain about when they are going to receive their SNAP benefits. One couple in Athens, Vermont, decided to take action by creating a free food pantry outside of their home.

President Donald Trump said Supplemental Nutritional Assistance will be partially funded on Monday. However, because the timeline on that funding remains unclear, state leaders said the state’s contingency plan will still go into effect this week.

The club in downtown Burlington is offering two meals a day free, no questions asked - "until SNAP is restored (or we run out of money)."

The president has created a new crisis,” Attorney General Charity Clark said Tuesday. “The best case scenario is that (he) comes to his senses … and does what Congress asked him to do.”

Shops and restaurants around the state are offering free food and collecting donations to help their neighbors with food insecurity

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees SNAP, said there will not be enough funding to give enrolled Americans their food benefits next month. More than 64,000 Vermont residents will not receive their SNAP funds in November (referred to as 3SquaresVT within the state).