PONTOTOC, Miss. (WCBI) – Across Mississippi, there are between 350,000 and 360,000 recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefits.

The ongoing federal government shutdown will put those benefits on pause on November 1.

That has many people worried about what they are going to do for food next month.

That’s why teachers at South Pontotoc Attendance Center are supporting those who will be affected by the loss of food benefits.

The Mississippi Department of Health Services announces a temporary pause in SNAP benefits starting November 1st and continuing until further notice.

The lack of SNAP benefits could leave thousands of kids across the state without access to healthy food.

As families reach out with concerns, teachers in Pontotoc are trying to find ways to

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