Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava made a public appeal for donations Wednesday as nearly a quarter of Miami-Dade County households are set to lose SNAP benefits amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

She also pointedly asked the city’s congressional delegation to help break gridlock and get the food stamps flowing again.

As the federal government shutdown approaches the one-month mark, those who rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits to put food on the table are set to lose that safety net beginning Saturday.

In Miami-Dade County, more than 522,890 individuals are set to lose this benefit, with nearly one in every four households affected — twice the national average.

Affluent Key Biscayne has about 50 households on the program. But Liberty City ha

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