Even before the SNAP crisis, Oregon food banks were seeing high demand. Now, they’re bracing for a flood of visitors, some new, some old. Volunteers and nonprofits are scrambling to keep shelves stocked as families turn to them for basics like bread, milk and meat.

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to fully fund SNAP benefits for Nov., providing relief for thousands of Georgia families who feared losing critical food assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown.

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service told Ohio and other disbursers on Nov. 5 that up to 65% of benefits can be released to recipients for November, according to Bart Logan, the assistant director of communication for Franklin County Job and Family Services.

The Trump administration now says cuts to the biggest government food program won't be as deep as previously expected during the government shutdown.

The FAA plans to reduce air traffic by 10% at busy airports. And, a federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully restore SNAP food benefits by today, which it plans to appeal.

Local food pantries are counting on donations to help meet the increased demand from Bucks County families amid the federal government shutdown.

The harm isn’t just to the county residents who might go hungry or to the county, which will not get reimbursed for the assistance it provides, Picente said. No SNAP benefits means $7 million a month that’s not going into the local economy, he said.