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Georgia SNAP payments to halt; Democrats urge Kemp to use budget surplus

Georgia Democrats are urging Gov. Kemp to use part of the state’s $14.6 billion surplus to prevent the cutoff.

How Ga., S.C. leaders are responding to imminent shutoff of SNAP aid

With federal funding running out for the SNAP program that feeds millions of people in Georgia and South Carolina, it may be ...

Community assistance programs readying themselves to help more people as SNAP pauses

The Community Assistance Center in Sandy Springs is preparing for a significant increase in demand, anticipating up to a 30% ...
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN

Hope Atlanta on SNAP pause: ‘We have no idea what this is going to look like’

Hope Atlanta say the number of people asking for help has doubled in recent weeks, and they worry demand will keep growing.

UGA student worries about Screven Co. family’s food security as government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits

As a college freshman, Braylon Hartley should be focusing on midterms, instead she’s worried for herself and her family, ...
Government Technology

Amid Shutdown, Cyber Attack Thwarts Georgia SNAP Recipients

A cut to federal food assistance is looming, but residents have been struggling with the program for months. A cyber attack ...
41NBC News

Macon businesses helping SNAP users amid shutdown, looming pause in benefits

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits set to pause this Saturday, the ...

Ga., S.C. Democrats call for more state action to ease SNAP shutoff

With federal funding running out for the SNAP program that feeds millions of people in Georgia and South Carolina, it may be up to the state governments to act.

State and local lawmakers formulate plans, call on Georgia to act with expiration of SNAP money imminent

Another state Republican, state Sen. Larry Walker, sent a letter to Georgia U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff on ...