Food banks across our region are feeling the pinch as families who rely on food stamps face funding delays. Our Cat Viglienzoni reports.

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running, according to the Associated Press.

The Trump administration has agreed to partially fund the program, but states do not know when it will go into effect, or how much recipients will receive.

The Vermont Emergency Board's approved plan will reportedly fund the first 15 days of November SNAP/3SquaresVT benefits.

Vermont's charitable food system was braced for impact on Monday as federal food benefits likely wouldn't be available until later in the week.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees SNAP, said there will not be enough funding to give enrolled Americans their food benefits next month. More than 64,000 Vermont residents will not receive their SNAP funds in November (referred to as 3SquaresVT within the state).

While Vermont will use emergency funds to extend SNAP temporarily in November, migrant and food advocates are raising other concerns about the federal program. On Thursday, they testified before the House Committee on Human Services with a discussion focusing mostly on SNAP changes that are now law in President Donald Trump's "big,

AG Clark says that “Denying SNAP funding for millions of Americans, when Congress created a contingency plan to ensure no American goes hungry is illegal and it is cruel."