With the country nearing the record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the stalemate over federal funding has continued.

President Donald Trump said he will withhold November food stamps. This comes a day after the administration said it will pay partial benefits.

Mayor Ras J. Baraka mobilized local nonprofits to help 37,000 residents — 29,000 of them children — who rely on the federal food program.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York will not let people on food stamps go hungry due to the federal government shutdown.

County agencies activate emergency center, unite to coordinate food and volunteer aid amid SNAP benefit uncertainty.

There are more than 50,000 people in Worcester who receive federal food aid and they want to know when the payments will arrive. That remains unclear following the news Monday, Nov. 3, that the Trump administration will make only partial payments to the millions of Americans who receive aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.