As thousands of Louisville families await much-needed federal food aid, the nonprofit regional food bank Dare to Care is increasing efforts to distribute supplies.

The Trump administration said Monday it would partially pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program using a Department of Agriculture contingency fund after two federal judges’ ruled it had to keep the program going. But it is unclear how or when the money will reach recipients, and federal officials say there will be no money left for new enrollees this month.

There are 150,000 people in Dare to Care’s 13-county service region, in Kentucky and Southern Indiana, who use SNAP, said the organization’s CEO, Vincent James.

At a press conference Tuesday, he called for the federal government to fully fund SNAP, which he d

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