CHARLESTON — West Virginia is prepared to spend up to an additional $13 million supporting the state’s two largest food banks as SNAP benefits run out at the beginning of November due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, but Gov. Patrick Morrisey is seeking private matching donations.

Speaking during a press conference Tuesday at the State Capitol, Morrisey said the state has up to $13 million in contingency funding left over from the COVID-19 pandemic it was willing to distribute evenly between Mountaineer Food Bank and Facing Hunger Foodbank beginning as soon as today.

“Now we know that the next challenge is going to be securing and distributing the food to those who need it,” Morrisey said. “West Virginians in the past have shown that they come together during times like this.

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