Indiana Food Banks Brace for Crisis as SNAP Benefits Halt

Beginning Saturday, November 1, thousands of Hoosiers and millions of Americans are expected to go without access to their monthly SNAP (food stamp) benefits. This interruption is tied to the ongoing federal government shutdow n, now one of the longest in U.S. history. While contingency funds do exist for emergencies like this, those funds are not being released.

SNAP Benefit Pause Impacts Thousands of Indiana Families

This all comes on the heels of two major changes earlier this year. There was a reduction in SNAP benefits over the summer, and in March, funding from the USDA , totaling more than $500 million in support previously designated for food pantries nationwide , was cut.

Food Banks Enter Crisis Mode Across the Tri-State

Food banks are already feeling the strain. The T