The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families says it is being forced to stop processing SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown .

It's due to the lack of funding caused by the shutdown that Ramsey County officials recently announced food benefits like SNAP will not be issued for November until the shutdown ends, or until the Department of Children, Youth, and Families receives further guidance from the federal government.

In Minnesota, 42 million people rely on SNAP benefits to help pay for their food. On Thursday, people who work with families in need called on lawmakers to end the shutdown.

Members of the AFSCME union who help those in need of food assistance say the federal government has put them in an impossible position. Workers say they take calls ev

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