Executive action provides emergency funding to support food programs through end of the year or until the federal government restores SNAP funding

Seattle —Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell proclaimed a limited civil emergency in response to the looming potential lapse in federal funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) starting on November 1, 2025, due to the federal government shutdown and the Trump administration’s refusal to make funding available from SNAP’s contingency fund. Starting November 1, Mayor Harrell’s responsive executive action provides up to $4 million per month in food assistance that will include City contracted food banks through the end of the year or until SNAP benefits are restored.

“While the Trump administration is cruelly abandoning its du

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