Community members across metro Atlanta are stepping up to help people dealing with food insecurity while SNAP payments remain in limbo.

Uncertainty about whether SNAP funds will flow or freeze is prompting farmers and community groups to step up and fill the food gap.

It wasn't immediately clear how quickly the EBT cards that beneficiaries use to buy groceries could be reloaded after the ruling.

As Democrats call on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to help backfill funding for programs affected by the federal government shutdown, Kemp is pointing the finger back at Democrats.

Despite the impending cutoff of SNAP benefits, the WIC program remains funded for a while in Georgia, at least for a couple of weeks.

Newly released internal DHS tallies show 2,207 case escalations last week alone — most flooding the state's call center — with more than a third repeat complaints amid ongoing SNAP delays.

The article details the training of new ICE agents and the impact of a government shutdown on SNAP benefit funding in Georgia.

With uncertainty continuing around the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia is preparing for an increase in demand and assuring the community of its unwavering support.