FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- California is the latest state to sound the alarm as over five million SNAP recipients are at risk of not receiving benefits beginning as soon as November 1, as Capitol Hill remains at a standstill.

"About 720,000 individuals in the five-county service area that we serve that rely on SNAP to be able to go to the grocery store, purchase healthy food, and feed their families during the month," Central California Food Bank CEO Natalie Caples said. "There is a possibility that SNAP benefits for those 720,000 individuals could be delayed."

According to the Department of Social Services, the CalFresh Program, federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets an

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