CLEVELAND — Some Northeast Ohio families said they have gone weeks without receiving their November SNAP benefits, prompting growing concern as the state continues working to complete distributions following the recent government shutdown.

Rachel Donovan, a widowed mother of four with three children under the age of three, said her benefits are typically deposited on Nov. 2. This month, they are 20 days late, leaving her with just eight cents remaining on her card.

“We’ve been through a lot the last two years and they just keep me going,” Donovan said.

Donovan said she contacted the state repeatedly over the past several weeks and was given multiple dates when her benefits were expected to arrive.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) told News 5 on Thursday that it ex

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