As the government shutdown drags into its fifth week, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has become just another casualty of the Donald Trump administration’s cruelty. Without congressional action, millions of Americans may see their SNAP benefits vanish this month — including over 2 million people in Illinois and hundreds of families in Moraine Township alone. When the federal government fails to fulfill its responsibility to feed our neighbors, it leaves townships, churches and volunteers scrambling to fill a gap that no amount of goodwill can close.

I am a local government official who helps oversee a community food pantry, which means I interact with a small sample of the over 40 million Americans who depend on SNAP to buy groceries for their families. O

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