Federal Government Shutdown

Baylee Watts, the Missouri Department of Social Services' media director, said in an email that the department is working with its electronic benefits vendor to distribute full November benefits.

Illinois residents are expected to receive their outstanding benefits by November 20.

The move comes in response to the government shutdown, which could be coming to an end later this week but will still have ripple effects.

One in five residents in St. Louis relies on SNAP benefits. That’s over 50,000 residents who are in need of food assistance. The City of St. Louis created a fund to help fill the gap created by the recent pause in the government’s SNAP program.

Partial SNAP payments, grassroots efforts are not enough to fill the gap for 42 million Americans awaiting aid.

The National Head Start Association released new data this month that shows over 3,700 students from low-income families could lose access to child care. Over 1,100 staff members could lose their jobs.

"It's the right thing to do, even though, right now, we're unfortunately seeing a breakdown in leadership,” said the owner of a Swansea restaurant that’s given away more than 600 free meals since the shutdown.

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