Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order to direct more city resources to organizations addressing food insecurity in Chicago. The move comes in response to uncertainty surrounding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which have been affected by a gap in funding due to the government shutdown and upcoming changes to federal SNAP eligibility requirements.

The executive order grants emergency procurement flexibility, allowing the city to quickly allocate resources where they are most needed. Mayor Johnson stated, "We cannot accept Chicagoans going hungry as a result of the Trump administration’s war on poor and working people. While there has been a great deal of attention on the gap in SNAP funding because of the shutdown, we also face a longer-term, more c

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