Millions nationwide are at risk of hunger when benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the federal food aid program for low-income Americans — stop Nov. 1 because of the ongoing federal government shutdown.

And those in Pennsylvania are at even larger risk because the ongoing state budget impasse means there is no state money to help make up the difference.

The Associated Press recently interviewed George Matysik, the executive director of the Share Food Program in Philadelphia about the looming stoppage.

Many expect food banks, like the one Matysik runs, to see more demand when SNAP benefits end.

Matysik said it's especially acute for his organization and others in Pennsylvania, where a state government budget impasse has meant at least a pause in another funding

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