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Federal food aid will not be distributed starting Nov. 1 as the government shutdown continues, according to a notice posted on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's website.

The announcement raises concerns for families nationwide who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, which helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries.

The Trump administration said it would not use roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing into November. The agency cannot legally use emergency funds for monthly benefits, meaning the only solution must come from lawmakers ending the shutdown or passing temporary funding that covers SNAP.

Thousands of Kansas and Missouri families are now preparing to rely more heavily

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