Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday directing additional city resources to local organizations and businesses affected by the lapse in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program amid the historic 43-day government shutdown.

Speaking Saturday during a food distribution event at Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, 5500 W. Madison St. in Austin, Johnson said, “My administration is implementing emergency procedures to ensure safety and security for Chicagoans that are navigating cuts to SNAP and the delays in food assistance and necessary care due to the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history.”

Johnson said the order “mobilizes city departments and allows us to partner with philanthropic partners to get food into the neighborhoods where it

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