DENVER — Saturday morning, more than 600,000 Coloradans woke up without Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Although federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump Administration could not suspend benefits during the shutdown, uncertainty persists regarding when people will actually receive the crucial funds.

“I don't know how this month will look, but we're going to survive, I guess”, said Shams Ali, a mother of two who relies on SNAP benefits.

For three years, she has come to the food pantry at Teller Elementary, but this visit was filled with uncertainty.

“I just come whenever I really, really need something or I'm missing something,” she said. “But now, I guess I'll come whenever they open, until we figure this out.”

Ali now faces the challenge of finding alte

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