With the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, running out of funds on Nov. 1, local governments have scrambled together resources to help the more than 2.6 million people in Southern California who will lose their food stamp benefits on Saturday if federal lawmakers cannot reach a deal.
Here is a list of food assistance resources available in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties.
Food Banks
Below are links that will take you to interactive maps of food banks in the following counties. Alternatively, you can also call 211 for help finding a food pantry.
Los Angeles
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
Ventura
Women, Infants and Children
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infa

CBS Los Angeles
NewsNation Health
Raw Story
AlterNet
America News
Atlanta Black Star Entertainment
Real Simple Home
Daily Press Sports