Restaurants down the Shore offer free kids' meals as SNAP uncertainty grows
Down the Shore, two beloved restaurants are offering free kids' meals to families uncertain about the future of their SNAP benefits.
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Down the Shore, two beloved restaurants are offering free kids' meals to families uncertain about the future of their SNAP benefits.
Two beloved restaurants are offering free kids' meals to families uncertain about the future of their SNAP benefits. Ryan Hughes reports.
Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a disaster declaration freeing up around $5 million to help feed Pennsylvania residents impacted by SNAP benefits set to expire Saturday amid the federal government shutdown. Dan Snyder reports.
Here's a list of resources for SNAP recipients who are at risk of not receiving benefits in the Delaware Valley come Nov. 1.
Officials from half the states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to order the Department of Agriculture to provide food stamp benefits for November.
K & A Bagel Cafe is now offering free bagels to anyone affected by the government shutdown.
Normally this time of the year, the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Egg Harbor Township would just be preparing for Thanksgiving. Now they're preparing for a surge in need with the impending end of SNAP funding due to the government shutdown. Wakisha Bailey speaks with Ali Stefanik, assistant director of neighbor experiences.
Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP is set to run out Nov. 1. This could create a food crisis for millions in our region alone. Jim Donovan has your latest morning headlines plus weather from Meteorologist Grant Gilmore.
In Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a family-owned bagel shop is doing more than just baking… it’s making a difference. K & A Bagel Cafe, a local favorite that’s been serving up fresh bagels and more for over a decade, is now offering free bagels to anyone affected by the government shutdown, Chandler Lutz reports.
Families across Delaware County are bracing for financial strain as a pause in SNAP benefits looms amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
The looming disruption to SNAP benefits will hit seniors particularly hard, said Vince Schiavone, CEO of Caring for Friends. The Northeast Philadelphia-based organization provides food and friendship for people in need.
Food pantries are preparing for a surge in demand as residents struggle to put food on the table.
Even with Gov. Matt Meyer declaring a state of emergency and issuing funding for SNAP for another month, Delaware food banks are seeing increased need as families watch every dollar. Wakisha Bailey chats with Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky and VP of Communications Kim Turner.
Cathedral Kitchen in Camden, New Jersey, is struggling to keep up with the demand for food ahead of SNAP benefits not going out on Nov. 1.
Many food pantries in the Philadelphia region said they're serving more people now than at the height of the pandemic amid the government shutdown.
The Holy Cross Parish Springfield Food Pantry in Springfield, Delaware County, is lending a hand to people in need as the SNAP deadline looms amid the government shutdown.
About one in eight Americans receives federal food aid, and in Philadelphia, that number is more like one in three.
SNAP benefits could stop Nov. 1 leading to a need of volunteers and donations at food banks and organizations.
Gov. Matt Meyer says Delaware should have enough money to fund SNAP benefits in the state through November.
Gov. Matt Meyer has declared a state of emergency in Delaware to allow state funding for SNAP recipients on a weekly basis.
Cathedral Kitchen in Camden, New Jersey, has broken its record for most meals in a day, and could break that record again if SNAP is not funded.
Residents and food pantry staff in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, are worried about the possible disruption in federal food assistance.
Cathedral Kitchen in South Jersey regularly sees a spike in meals served toward the end of the month, as families' EBT cards run low. On those busy days, they might serve around 640 meals. On Monday, they hit an all-time record of 800 meals served in a day, and served 700 on Tuesday. Wakisha Bailey chats with Chef Naimah Rutling and Executive Director Carrie Kitchen-Santiago as they prepared to open for another busy day.
New Jersey is one of 25 states suing the Trump administration for not funding SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. Attorney General Matthew Platkin joins CBS News Philadelphia live with an explanation of what the suit aims to accomplish and why it was filed. "SNAP funds food for some of the most vulnerable Americans...there is no more critical program than SNAP," Platkin said.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and several other states are suing the Trump administration over the looming suspension of SNAP benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.
