RAMSEY CO., Minn. (FOX 9) - While more than 450,000 Minnesotans wait for decisions regarding the availability of SNAP benefits during a federal government shutdown, Ramsey County officials have approved $450,000 in emergency funding for food shelters throughout the county to help stock resources needed in the community.

Ramsey County emergency funding

What we know:

In an announcement on Tuesday, county officials say $380,000 of the approved funds will go to local food shelves to provide food support, with an additional $70,000 reserved to purchase infant formula.

Officials estimate 35,500 households — or 68,500 people — in Ramsey County currently receive SNAP assistance of an average of $170 per month.

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The one-time funding will support 11 food shelves currently serv

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