Impending loss of SNAP benefits leaves some wondering how they will eat
Volunteer Ollie Taylor fills bags Aug. 26 with food at the Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry, which offers fresh food and meals free of charge on a weekly basis to residents in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami. (Lynne Sladky/AP file)
With the government shutdown now in its fourth week, SNAP benefits for November are expected to be cut off or, at the very least, delayed. In Memphis, more than 150,000 people rely on the program.
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SNAP hunger federal government shutdown Mid-South Food BankJody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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