CINCINNATI — Concerns over potential cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are weighing on the minds of millions of Americans.

That includes 97,000 Hamilton County residents who rely on SNAP. Forty-five percent of residents who receive SNAP are children, according to county officials.

On Friday, two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to at least partially cover SNAP benefits in November.

Despite the ruling, millions of recipients will still face delays getting their benefits.

Friday morning, Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece held a news conference at Bethel Baptist Church. Reece was joined by various local church leaders to voice concern over SNAP delays.

"We are in a 911 emergency," Re

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