Tyler Perry donated nearly $1.4 million to organizations supporting those impacted by the loss of the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Over 40 million Americans rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, including nearly three million New Yorkers.

The pause in SNAP benefits means there are families in Arizona who are now in need of help with food. Here's more about SNAP, and where people can get help or help others affected.

Because of the federal government shutdown, no Ohioans will receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program this week. Meanwhile, the state Ohio transferred $7 million to help regional food banks.

Trump prompted further concern when he threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the end of the government shutdown.

SNAP users in Louisiana have been reporting that their benefits are disappearing from their cards. According to the LDH, some of the state-funded benefits were paid early by the SNAP EBT vendor and have since been pulled back so new, higher amounts of benefits can be issued by Wednesday or Friday.

Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored after losing them on Saturday.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signaled that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits could restart as soon as this week.