BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - On Thursday, Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced he has directed more than $1.5 million in state funds to support food assistance programs during the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Starting on Nov. 1, funding to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly referred to as “food stamps,” will be cut off if the stalemate in Washington, D.C. continues. Food stamps help low-income families buy groceries.

Armstrong has directed the state Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide $915,000 in contingency funds to the Great Plains Food Bank, which supplies food and supports a network of nearly 200 partner food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens across the state.

Earlier this week, the Great Plains Food Bank launched an emergenc

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