The Trump administration says it’ll only partially fund the nation’s SNAP benefits this month, following a court order to do so. The head of a Bridgeport, Connecticut-based food pantry said that it won’t be enough.

Reverend Sara Smith runs Nourish Bridgeport, one of the city’s largest food pantries. She said they’re now trying to get people basics, like oil and eggs, that would normally be covered by food stamps.

“Which means we have to buy them retail," Smith said. "Which means the little line item we had in our budget for food is now huge. We've had so many new families. They're just saying, ‘Look, I paid my rent. I'm broke. I don't have any money for my food. I don't have any money for my children to feed them.’”

She said partial funding for SNAP won’t make much of a difference.

“My

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