Dallas County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $1 million donation to a local food bank to support those affected by the federal government shutdown .

As the shutdown continues, food banks and community organizations are under pressure to support the increased need for food assistance .

People enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , or SNAP, will only receive half of the amount they usually get , and the payments will be delayed. The shutdown also creates uncertainty furloughed federal employees.

Trisha Cunningham, CEO of the North Texas Food Bank, said the sudden drop of SNAP benefits is “catastrophic.”

“I never thought I would see a crisis greater than COVID,” she told commissioners. “If you're looking at just Dallas County, with over $50 million per

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