MACON, Miss. (WCBI) – On Saturday, around 360,000 Mississippians were affected by the halt to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

As SNAP benefits come to a pause, it’s getting hard for residents to buy groceries and provide for their households.

“It’s sort of sad that the people are getting food taken away from their homes. It’s really sad,” said Glenda Harlan, a SNAP and Medicare recipient.

Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture said no benefits would be issued on Saturday, November 1.

It’s more fallout from the government shutdown.

On Sunday, November 2nd, a Noxubee County Mother-daughter duo stepped in to help fill the gap.

“My mom and I were looking for a way to give back to the community to help those during a rough time. And we just kind of jumped in

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