The United Way of Pueblo County is working with community partners to cover gaps as approximately $8 million in SNAP benefits will likely fail to arrive on Nov. 1.

The United Way has established a fund for donations, 100% of which goes to local food pantries.

The organization has also provided a list of local pantries, churches and nonprofits where people can donate to help out.

The United Way in southern Colorado is going through "unprecedented times," as approximately $8 million of SNAP benefits in Pueblo County alone will fail to be delivered to recipients on Nov. 1.

While two separate federal judges ordered on Friday that the federal government must tap into contingency funding to pay for SNAP benefits in November, it is unclear when SNAP benefits will be disbursed, and in what amo

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