CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Area Food Bank (CFAB) is still seeing a sharp rise as families across Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia face uncertainty about when and how much November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be issued.

An estimated 120,000 people across the Food Bank’s service area rely on SNAP each month.

With benefits delayed and partial payments underway, working families are turning to the charitable food network in record numbers.

CAFB activated its emergency response plan in mid-October, ordering truckloads of food, expanding staff and volunteer shifts, and extending hours at its Foxwood Food Center and partner pantries across the region.

Early data from the first week of the SNAP disruption show a sharp increase in need ac

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