FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Wandalon Ezzard spends most of her days inside her home in Midtown Atlanta, resting in bed after suffering multiple strokes.

What they're saying:

"As you can see, I am down. I’ve had multiple strokes," she said.

Unable to work, Ezzard depends on her monthly SNAP benefits to buy groceries. Her caregiver, Pam, delivers her food each week.

Now, she’s worried about how she’ll survive if those benefits stop coming. Federal officials have warned that if the government shutdown continues, funding for November SNAP payments may run out—leaving millions of Americans without assistance.

In Georgia, that could affect nearly 1.4 million residents, including more than 640,000 children.

"I’m having a hard enough time to try and make it every day," Ezzard said. "Without the f

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