As SNAP cuts loom, here are food assistance resources helping fight food insecurity

As more than 42 million low-income Americans who rely on SNAP benefits, including 16 million children, brace for the potential freeze in food assistance due to the government shutdown , food banks and other organizations across the country have scaled up efforts and called communities to action to help those in need of critical nutritional assistance. The possible disruption to SNAP funding on Nov. 1 would have a direct impact on beneficiaries of the food assistance program, and has already caused a ripple effect on the country's food system, some organizations say. Chefs, food rescue organizations and nonprofit food banks have been outspoken about the increased need for support from communities to donate at a time when the nation's nutritional safety net is frayed. From food banks to food