The Trump administration on Monday said the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be partially funded after judges' rulings required food aid program to continue.

Two federal judges last week ordered the administration to keep SNAP benefits going, despite the continuing government shutdown that has now been in progress for 34 days.

Monday was the deadline for the White House to come up with a plan. SNAP benefits lapsed at the beginning of the month on Saturday.

SNAP lapse help: Where to find food banks, food pantries, free restaurant meals in the Chicago area

Meanwhile in Chicago, local restaurants and churches continue to step up to help. Among them is the iconic Manny's Deli, at 1141 S. Jefferson St. on Chicago's Near West Side.

Manny's has been known for decades for feeding politicians and power players. But this week, the deli is feeding the families who need help the most.

After the doors opened at 8 a.m. Monday, the first 300 people who showed a SNAP card began receiving a hot family meal — a sandwich, a potato pancake, a pickle, and a soft drink. Manny's said it will keep the program going all week, and add more meals as donations come in through a GoFundMe the deli has set up.

"Today, we just really felt that it was needed, so we're offering sandwiches to people today, so they're going to either get a corned beef, pastrami, or turkey — they get to choose," said Dan Raskin, fourth-generation owner of Manny's Cafeteria & Deli.

Raskin said he had been considering stepping up to help well before SNAP benefits expired.

"I was having lunch with one of my mentors, and he was telling me actually about Lou Malnati's — that they were stepping up, and they were doing something, and that minute, I knew that wanted to do something as well," he said, "and we stepped up and did it, and our customers have really come through and helped us out, and even inspired us to do a GoFundMe to help us make this bigger than it is."

At 5 a.m. Monday, three people were already lined up outside Manny's. By 9 a.m., an hour after doors opened, 100 to 150 people had turned out.

CBS News Chicago spoke to one woman, who was in line dark and early, about the impact.

"And basically, I'm here because the impact for the [Illinois] Link [card] is really hard. Everything is super-expensive now," said Itzamar Flores of Chicago. "People, I mean, with everything that's going on, it's a lot. It's a lot."

The Lou Malnati's location at 3859 W. Ogden Ave. in the Lawndale community is also stepping in, partnering with Lawndale Community Church to hand out $10 coupons for families in need. The coupons can be used for a large thin-crust or deep-dish pizza through Sunday, Nov. 16.

Other pizzerias in the Chicago area are also helping with free food.

Jonathan Cowan, owner of Wooden Paddle Pizzeria in Lemont, Illinois, stands by the motto of giving back as the best way to be part of a community. He said after being blessed with 12 years in operation, he can handle giving away some free pizza — 30 to be exact, just this past weekend.

"During COVID, in 2020, our community really came in strong for us, and it was a time where we were scared. That's why when we see an opportunity like this to help out our community, and give something back, we just want to return that favor," Cowan said.

The StopAlong pizza shop in Bucktown also gave away nearly 100 free pizzas over the weekend.

"It's something that we believe in. It's supporting our community. When word came out that SNAP wasn't going to be given during the month of November, we felt that we needed to do something for the folks in our neighborhood," owner Robert Magiet said.

Both owners said they expect more families to come out who need it the most.

"I think once people are truly out of funds, they'll really start to use the resources that are out there," Cowan said.

"It's just something you don't think about until you're in a time like right now," Magiet said.

Cowan said they're offering free lunches for the rest of the month at both locations in Lemont and LaGrange. The only time they won't offer the free meals is on Thanksgiving, as they'll be closed that day.

On Saturdays, the Greater Chicago Food Depository will be offering additional distribution.

Community partners are setting up additional hubs to operate on Saturdays in November at the following locations: 

Free-N-Deed Market
14200 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Dolton

Grace and Peace
1856 N. LeClaire Ave., Chicago

Harmony Community Cares
1908 S. Millard Ave., Chicago

St. Sabina
1210 W. 78th Pl., Chicago

Nourishing Hope - Ravenswood
5151 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago

Sankofa Food Market
901 E. 95th St., Chicago

Pre-packaged boxes of groceries will be available.   

The depository also has resources to find food pantries near you and food distributions any day of the week.

Several other organizations in Chicago and throughout Illinois are also offering food aid.

These efforts came as millions waited to see whether SNAP benefits would continue, and on Monday, the Trump administration said they would.  

In a declaration submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Patrick Penn, a Department of Agriculture official who oversees the SNAP program, said the administration "intends to deplete SNAP contingency funds completely and provide reduced SNAP benefits for November 2025."

There are roughly $5.2 billion in food-aid contingency funds, according to Penn. Officials have said fully covering November benefits would require roughly $9 billion.

On Friday, two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must tap into emergency funds to keep SNAP payments flowing during the shutdown.

In a case brought by a coalition of states in federal court in Massachusetts, Judge Indira Talwani ruled that the government is required by law to tap into the emergency money to make at least partial payments, and gave the administration until Monday to tell the court whether it planned to do so.

In Rhode Island, Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. granted a request for a temporary restraining order from a group of municipalities and nonprofits that sued to block the imminent funding freeze, according to attorneys for Democracy Forward, the group leading the suit. The ruling was made from the bench. An entry on the case docket said the court "orders the USDA to distribute contingency funds" and report back to the court by noon on Monday.

McConnell on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits in full by Monday and to report to the court by noon regarding the status of the distribution. In the order, the judge said that if the government chooses to use its discretion and decides not to use other funds to make a full payment, then it must make a partial payment using the total amount of the contingency funds. The order said the contingency funds must be used to make a partial payment by Wednesday.

President Trump said earlier on social media, "If we are given the appropriate legal direction by the court, it will be my honor to provide the funding."