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CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids City Council members later this month will vote on whether to direct $25,000 to an area food bank.

The council on Tuesday issued an “emergency proclamation” about the rising risk of food insecurity following the recent disruption to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides 1 in 8 Americans with money for food each month.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze SNAP payments Nov. 1 because of the ongoing federal government shutdown. Two federal judges last week ordered the government to continue funding the program through emergency funds, but delays are still expected.

Such a lapse “is expected to cause a significant surge in de

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