JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is announcing additional immediate and near-term impacts due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

If no resolution has been reached before this weekend, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November will be disrupted, 34 additional DHS employees will be furloughed, and multiple programs that receive federal funding through grants administered by DHS will have to cease those services.

If the shutdown continues through the end of next week, DHS will have to furlough an additional 1,500 employees and temporarily close offices in every county in the state due to a lack of federal funding that supports these operations. Those furloughs and closures would officially begi

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