TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running.
The judges ordered that it needs to keep the program running, but gave the government the freedom to pay for it entirely or partially.
Second Harvest of the Big Bend says they distributed over 50,000 pounds of food to 1,500 families just this past weekend.
Monique Ellsworth, chief executive officer for Second Harvest, said they are also working to support their community partners.
“So last week from our food bank out to our network, there was over 280,000 pounds of food that we sent out to the churches, the schools, the senior centers, the nonprofits that serve the neighbors right down the street from them,” Ellsworth said.
More news out of the Big Bend:
The Trump administration said it would provide details to states on Monday on calculating the per-household partial benefit.
The process of loading the SNAP cards, which involves steps by state and federal government agencies and vendors, can take up to two weeks in some states.
But the USDA warned in a court filing that it could take weeks or even months for states to make all the system changes to send out reduced benefits.
The average monthly benefit is usually about $190 per person.
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