(Missoula Current) The United Way of Missoula County on Tuesday awarded a $10,000 emergency grant to the Missoula Food Bank and Community Center to help meet the surge in demand resulting from the suspension of federal SNAP benefits.

The grants include $5,000 from the United Way’s Emergency & Disaster Assistance Fund, and $5,000 from a longtime United Way donor who wished to remain anonymous.

Although two federal judges recently ordered the Trump administration to use contingency funds to restore the SNAP program, the organization still sees significant uncertainty over how and when recipients will see the benefits reloaded onto their cards.

Even with swift compliance, experts predict it could take several weeks for families to receive assistance. During that time, many of Montana’s 77,

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