MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Local nonprofits and businesses are stepping up after the Trump administration announced that funding will soon lapse for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

After the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned that the federal government won't issue benefits on November 1, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee activated its emergency plan. A spokesperson said the nonprofit is preparing additional emergency food boxes, increasing the amount of product available for distribution at each mobile pantry throughout November and supplying partner agencies with additional "kitchen staples." This includes mac and cheese, peanut better and shelf-stable milk, the spokesman said.

"For us, this crisis is about people," a spokesperson said. "Federal nutriti

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