Central journalistNine food banks and anti-hunger organizations from eight U.S. states said if the November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were not granted, they would find it difficult to cope with the surge in food demand.If the benefits are discontinued, the hunger problem could rise dramatically.。
The chief executive of a food bank in Huntington, West Virginia, said the food bank’s budget has been severely pressured and has had to cut its distribution as food prices rise and the number of people seeking aid rises.
The U.S. federal government “stop” has entered its fourth week, with provisional funding bills repeatedly blocked in Congress. The government stop has resulted in Congress failing to fund the SNAP project. In addition, the stop also threatens to depend on the “Special Supplementary Nutrition Program (WIC) Benefits” (Central Media Journalist Wu Han Baby) for seven million women, babies and children in the United States.