US EditionWA Governor to Move $2.2M per Week for Food Bank Support Amid SNAP Funding Expiration
Nearly 1 million Washington residents rely on SNAP, with 28% in Yakima County affected; weekly $2.2 million state funds support food banks until federal aid resumes.
- Tuesday, Gov. Bob Ferguson directed nearly $2.2 million weekly from Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to the Washington State Department of Agriculture for food bank grants.
- Beginning Oct. 1, the partial federal shutdown halted SNAP funding set to end Nov. 1, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture told states to stop distributing November benefits.
- Nearly 1 million Washington residents rely on SNAP, receiving $37 million weekly in federal funds, while Yakima County has the highest reliance at 28%.
- The first transfer is scheduled for Nov. 3 if Congress and the White House fail to agree, and weekly state transfers will continue while food banks face record demand and layoffs affect more than 630 state workers.
- Washington joined more than two dozen Democratic states in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture, while Gov. Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown urged support and seek a federal ruling by Friday.
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Food banks and state governments work to bridge aid gaps as SNAP cutoff looms
Tens of millions of people are at risk of losing federal food and nutrition benefits due to the government shutdown. Food bank administrators say they are working overtime to meet demand.
Washington directs state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears
Washington's food banks will soon receive $2.2 million a week in state funds to deal with an expected influx of people who will be cut off Saturday from food stamp benefits in the wake of the federal government shutdown.
Bainbridge Island Review
Kitsap Daily NewsGovernor directs $2.2 million per week to state food banks
On Oct. 28, Gov. Bob Ferguson directed nearly $2.2 million per week to provide additional support to Washington’s food banks in the wake of the federal government shutdown. Beginning Nov. 1, funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will end due to the continued shutdown.
KHQ Right Now
NBC Right NowGovernor Ferguson redirects funds to support food banks amid SNAP cutoff
OLYMPIA – Governor Bob Ferguson has directed nearly $2.2 million per week to bolster Washington's food banks as federal SNAP funding is set to end due to the government shutdown.
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