Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Thursday said the city will fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the separate program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for the month of November amid the government shutdown.

Nearly 7 million people – many infants and young children – in the U.S. receive WIC benefits, according to the National WIC Association (NWA).

Missouri families receiving WIC benefits will continue to have access in November, but SNAP benefits will be on pause next month because of the government shutdown.

Saturday, the funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will not be there for the people who need them. “I’m upset, worried, sad,” said Kayini Wilson. “But I mean, honestly, I’m probably more mad because it’s nobody,

As we’ve been telling you all week, SNAP and WIC Programs will lose funding by Saturday if the government does not reopen. That means over 270,000 West Virginians

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she authorized the use of local funds to make sure that residents enrolled in the SNAP and WIC programs will receive their benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would fund SNAP and WIC amid the ongoing federal government shutdown by forcing the USDA to release “contingency funds.” U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and U.S. Sen.

Food aid and Head Start funding in Georgia could run out soon, leaving thousands without food assistance or child care amid the shutdown.