Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday she is releasing $2 million of the state's emergency funds to go toward eight food banks, including Food Bank of North Alabama, as the government shutdown continues.

You can find more details in the governor's full announcement below:

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced she is releasing $2 million of the state’s emergency funds to go toward eight food banks, serving all of Alabama’s 67 counties. This comes on the 4th day of the month, which is the first day some of the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will miss an issuance of those benefits to their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. In Alabama, SNAP benefits are issued to recipients’ EBT cards on a specific day from the 4th of the month to the 23rd, so e

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