ARVADA, Colo. — Thursday is Day 37 of the longest government shutdown in history, and even with the Trump administration announcing partially funding for SNAP, it's still unclear when the more than 600,000 people in Colorado who rely on the program, will receive that crucial assistance.

That’s why the City of Arvada and their Resiliency Task Force launched the “No Neighbor Hungry” campaign the week of November 1, marking the first week that these benefits were paused.

“We have nearly 4700 households right here in Arvada, that's not even including the surrounding areas that are being cut off benefits this month, and that is really painful when you already live on the edge,” Arvada Mayor Lauren Simpson said. “Knowing we had this sort of tidal wave coming at us. We had to act.”

She said

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