The measure will assist students and their families as SNAP’s imminent shut down sparks food insecurity.
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) is making sure its families don’t go hungry with the looming loss of SNAP funding by relaunching its monthly food distribution program.
It will take place on the last Monday of each month, starting this Monday, Oct. 27. All participants receive free groceries. Families that are part of the school system’s community can drive up to APS Family & Student Support HUB to get their supplies.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) expects to run out of funding by Nov. 1. The shutdown has left no money allocated for SNAP.
This news has left many Americans vulnerable to deeper food insecurity. The program currently supports around 12% of the entire U.S. population. Now, local initiatives have been tasked with keeping families fed.
In the meantime, congressional lawmakers remain at a stalemate as the shutdown expects to reach a month, experts suggest Americans should prepare to wait, according to the Washington Post.
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Source: Black Enterprise
