LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — The halt in SNAP funding has impacted a critical lifeline for food for thousands of homeless people on the streets, according to one agency that is working to fill the gap.

FOX5 has told you about the work of HELP of Southern Nevada : the agency works with all jurisdictions from Laughlin to Mesquite, offering the unhoused support, services and shelter.

President and CEO Fuilala Riley explains how social workers connect people with SNAP benefits so the unhoused can get a meal, snack or a drink at local stores. The agency connected 2,470 unhoused people with a range of social services last year.

“77% of those individuals have a disability status. Our unhoused folks that have SNAP benefits are the ones that are accessing grocery stores, the delis, and even our conve

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