Families across the country, including those here in Tennessee, will see less in SNAP benefits this month.We learned from the Tennessee Department of Human Serv

While Tennessee is not allocating funds to continue the SNAP program in the state, it is working with food pantries to help residents in other ways.

A prolonged government shutdown could jeopardize November SNAP benefits for thousands of Tennessee residents. The USDA has stated there may not be enough funds to cover full November benefits if the shutdown continues. Nearly 700,000 individuals in Tennessee, or about 9.5% of the state's population, received SNAP benefits in September.

Nashville transit advocates call for suspended WeGo bus fares to help 60,000+ residents without SNAP benefits access food distribution center

The Trump administration has announced plans to distribute partial SNAP benefits in November after rulings from two federal judges to resume payments.

At the beginning of November, SNAP benefits will run out, and Tennessee is one of the states with the highest grocery prices in the nation.

Tennessee House Democrats have asked Governor Bill Lee to call a special session of the General Assembly in order to address some of the fallout from the federal government shutdown across the state.

Winchester Elementary School opened its food pantry in March to give Memphis families weekend meal boxes. The government shutdown is increasing demand.

Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration is required to pay out at least partial food aid to SNAP recipients during the government shutdown.