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Government shutdown's threat to SNAP prompts Columbus Foundation to give $500K to food pantries
The Columbus Foundation announced a $500,000 investment into 21 food pantries across the region. Food pantries are expecting a flood of demand if the federal government shutdown continues.
With SNAP benefits at risk during the government shutdown, DoorDash and Gopuff offer free meals, grocery credits and waived fees.
Hundreds of thousands of Iowans will not receive food assistance benefits beginning Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown continues.
With the uncertainty of SNAP benefits on the horizon, here are food pantries offering help in Greater New Bedford and Fall River.
Already overwhelmed food pantries, banks and churches across Massachusetts are scrambling, pleading for donations as more than 1 million people's SNAP benefits are set to expire this weekend.