The ongoing federal shutdown is pausing SNAP benefits for 42 million nationwide, including over 800,000 in New Jersey, prompting urgent support for local food banks in our community.

Here's a list of resources for SNAP recipients who are at risk of not receiving benefits in the Delaware Valley come Nov. 1.

As the government shutdown reaches November, putting SNAP benefits in question, New Jersey is handing out grants to help food banks.

SNAP benefits, aka "food stamps," have been paused during the government shutdown, likely impacting more than 100,000 across South Jersey alone.

SNAP benefits will not be distributed on Nov. 1 due to a lack of funding from the ongoing government shutdown.

Cathedral Kitchen in Camden, New Jersey, has broken its record for most meals in a day, and could break that record again if SNAP is not funded.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers SNAP, said it will stop making payments Nov. 1. If the department makes good on that promise, it would be the first time the program has been disrupted since it started during the Great Depression.

The anticipated Nov. 1 freeze on SNAP benefits threatens food security for 130,000 people in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties.

The federal government shutdown caused a pause in the disbursement of SNAP benefits for November, but DoorDash is stepping in to help.

Here’s how some, albeit far from all, Latter-day Saint leaders of congregations are preparing to help those impacted by loss of federal SNAP benefits.

Phil Murphy, along with Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Senate President Nick Scutari, was preparing to accelerate SNAP funding for food programs.