Alabama sending $300 to needy families, $5M to food banks
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The Lovelady Center in Birmingham, a long-term residential recovery home for women and children, will be hit hard by the shortfall in SNAP funding due to the federal government shutdown.
Alabama SNAP benefits will not go out on Nov 1, leaving thousands at risk. How many will be affected? Here's what to know.
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SNAP in Alabama: Interactive map shows percent of population receiving benefits in each county
Americans uses the SNAP program to buy groceries, but this week, according to *** memo put out by the Department of Agriculture, Federal food aid will not go out beginning November 1st. *** post on their website reads the well has run dry and blamed Senate Democrats for demanding health care concessions amid the now nearly month-long government shutdown.
The hearing comes after the coalition that successfully sued the Trump administration over its decision to suspend SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown requested a federal judge to release a new order on funding the program in response to the USDA’s delay in releasing payments.
Looming cuts to SNAP funding have been closely watched in Alabama and across the United States. The Monday announcement that partial funding for the food assistance program will be provided for
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Food truck offers free meals to SNAP recipients at fair amid shutdown
The Justincredible Grill food truck in Alabama is providing free meals to SNAP recipients and government employees affected by the shutdown at the Concord Craft Fair.
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Mazda Toyota donates $50K to north Alabama food bank for furloughed workers, SNAP recipients
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing is donating $50,000 to the Food Bank of North Alabama to help in response to the federal government shutdown and the delay of SNAP benefits.
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‘Should be Held Accountable!’: Alabama Nurse’s Job on the Line After ‘Disrespectful’ Video Mocking SNAP Recipients
"Alabama nurse faces job repercussions for mocking SNAP recipients in viral video as U.S. government shutdown hits historic duration.
On November 1, 2025, Alabama's food assistance system ground to a halt. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) froze all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments in the state, abruptly cutting off $140 million in monthly aid.