SNAP benefits won't be issued Nov. 1 due to the shutdown. How many people in Pennsylvania get benefits? It might shock you. Here's the breakdown.

Some Pennsylvania leaders are hustling to avert a lapse in November nutrition assistance benefits that help prevent nearly 2 million low-income residents in the commonwealth from going hungry.

If funding for SNAP comes to a halt on Saturday, 2 million Pennsylvanians will be among the 42 million Americans who will face empty cupboards and hunger. Amid the outrage, there is a call for empathy.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has declared a disaster emergency amid the looming SNAP benefits crisis. Shapiro is directing $5 million to Feeding Pennsylvania immediately to help distribute through its network of food banks across the state.

A group of Republican Pennsylvania elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, are hosting a food drive in Lehigh County Saturday, as thousands of families in the region face hunger due

Families across Delaware County are bracing for financial strain as a pause in SNAP benefits looms amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

“If SNAP benefits are not distributed in November, the effects will be felt immediately,” said Maria Raha of Philabundace, the city’s largest food bank. “This will leave over 800,000 people in our region without access to the food they need — including mostly families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities."

Bucks County residents are set to lose SNAP benefits, formerly called "food stamps," Nov. 1 amid a federal shutdown and Pennsylvania budget impasse.