With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits expected to run out this weekend , Summit County officials are warning that people will go hungry if the government shutdown continues.

The federal government has been shutdown since Oct. 1, after Democratic and Republican lawmakers could not agree on a budget bill. SNAP benefits, which provide monthly funds to low income households for groceries, were funded through October but will run out Nov. 1 if the government is not reopened.

"The magnitude of this moment cannot be understated," Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro said. "This is an untenable situation."

Summit County Council approved an additional quarter million dollars Monday night to go to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. That will fund 750,000 meals, Shapiro said.

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