INDIANAPOLIS Indiana SNAP recipients will soon feel the impact of the federal government shutdown as state officials say November benefits cannot be issued until funding is restored.

"I'm kind of worried," said Sandra Green, who relies on SNAP benefits to feed her family on Indianapolis' southwest side. "I've got a family to feed. I've got a son that's bedridden."

Green is among roughly 42 million Americans who will not receive SNAP benefits at the beginning of November because of the shutdown. The USDA said, "The bottom line is the well has run dry."

Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration said an agreement must be reached in Washington before November 5 for benefits to continue.

"I keep the rent paid up, and all the utilities paid up, we're still struggling, you know," Gr

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