PORTLAND, Ore. — Inside Portland State University's food pantry, its coordinator braces for Nov. 1.

"We expect to see a huge influx in people utilizing the pantry," said Tess Conley, PSU's Smallwood Food Pantry food coordinator.

Next month, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown , 1 in 6 Oregonians — around 750,000 people — may lose food stamp benefits through SNAP , the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It helps people with low incomes pay for groceries — including college students.

And many of them, like Ray, are left worried.

"I don't know," Ray said. "I don't have a clear budget for my food; it's only from SNAP."

The PSU senior gets roughly $290 a month through SNAP, the maximum amount for a full-time student, she said.

"Without that money, I have

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