With a huge increase in demand for food assistance due to the uncertainty around the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, a new online tool from the United Way of Greater Cleveland aims to streamline and help with specific needs.

The ongoing federal government shutdown held up SNAP recipients from getting their monthly benefits in November. While a federal court ordered the Trump administration to fulfill those SNAP payments this month, families are still unsure if, or when, that will happen, forcing many of them to look for help elsewhere.

The United Way of Greater Cleveland, which serves Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties, says food related calls to its 211 crisis hotline have more than tripled, as of Friday afternoon.

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