REHOBOTH, Mass. (WPRI) — For around 50 years, Chartley Country Store has served the Bristol County area, with hundreds of customers coming in each day.

About $40,000 of their monthly sales come from customers who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

The devoted, right-knit staff of 12 continues to cut meat and provide food for patrons, regardless of the looming uncertainty that November holds, with SNAP funding not expected to go out to states at the start of the month.

"We're going to take care of our employees. We're not going to lay people off. We're going to get through it, and we're going to help every customer that takes care of us," Chartley’s owner Bob Ryan said.

"We're OK if we need to dig in for a month, three months, six months … but it's not ju

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