Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced Thursday that he will ask the Birmingham City Council to approve $1 million in emergency funding to support families and individuals at risk of losing food assistance due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

The proposed allocation would form part of a three-part citywide response to what Woodfin described as an unfolding food crisis, as nearly 23,000 Birmingham residents, roughly one in four households, stand to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits beginning Nov. 1.

“Birmingham will not sit around and let our children and families go hungry,” Woodfin said in a statement. “We are taking immediate action because we have a moral obligation to take care of the general welfare of our residents. Our focus is on getting help

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