When we learned the federal government would be releasing SNAP benefits at a reduced amount, we reached out to the community on Facebook, asking how this was affecting them.

We received an overwhelming response and the 21 newsroom phones rang off the hook, with people expressing dismay and concern.

A family of four received $160 in benefits, one woman on disability who is used to getting $120, received just $16 and others didn't receive any at all.

"I have six children and it has completely devastated me and I'm not sure what we're going to do," Amanda Allen in East Liverpool said. "My husband works, I work and it's just not enough," she said.

One Youngstown mother said she lost over 90 percent of her benefits.

"I work full time, I'm in school full time, I've got a daughter," Miya Mer

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