Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a disaster declaration freeing up around $5 million to help feed Pennsylvania residents impacted by SNAP benefits set to expire Saturday amid the federal government shutdown .

The money will go to Feeding Pennsylvania, a nonprofit that partners with food banks to distribute food in all 67 counties in the commonwealth.

Feeding Pennsylvania will use the money to help food banks across the state, including Philabundance, one of the largest food banks in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Shapiro also announced over $1 million in private donations, including some from Pittsburgh native Mark Cuban and David Adelman, a partner in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the Sixers' parent company, that will go to food banks.

The governor also noted this would b

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