A Supreme Court justice has temporarily paused a lower court’s ruling requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of November by the end of the day Friday.

In an order late Friday night, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the pause will remain in effect until the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issues a judgment on the matter. Jackson is the justice assigned to emergency applications out of the 1st circuit, and her order did not refer the matter to the full Supreme Court.

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Earlier Friday, the Court of Appeals denied a request by the Trump administration for an administrative stay pausing the order to fully fund SNAP. The Trump administration responded by asking the Supreme Court to intervene.

As the court battle played out through the day Friday, at least nine states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey, had already begun issuing SNAP benefits under the direction of the federal agency that operates SNAP.

“We’re putting dollars back on people’s SNAP cards because that’s what the people of Pennsylvania deserve,” said Governor Josh Shapiro during a visit to Share Food in Philadelphia.

This latest Supreme Court order could prevent other states from initiating the payments.

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In Germantown, resident Atoya Williams checked her SNAP balance on her way to the supermarket. Despite not receiving her payments yet, she remains hopeful.

“I’ve been concerned for myself, my family,” Williams said.

Williams has been relying on community resources such as the Germantown Adventist Church, which partners with Philabundance to provide monthly food distributions at Wayne and Chelten avenues.

“It’s a blessing. I’m very appreciative,” Williams said.

Pastor Corey Johnson said the demand for assistance has increased.

To help meet that need, members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated will package more than 150 food bags for distribution to the community.

“For anyone who is feeling like they are alone, I want you to know you’re not alone,” Johnson said. “We’re all in this same storm, and I think the key is going to be our leaning into community.”

Mark Edwards, President and CEO of The Food Trust, said he’s preparing for whatever comes next as families and communities weather ongoing instability.

“During this tough time right now, our programming allows people the dignity to shop and choose whatever they like to eat, and it also keeps the economy moving, so supporting farmers and business owners while we see a huge dip in business,” Edwards said.

At Weavers Way Co-op in Roxborough, about five percent of customers rely on SNAP or other forms of government assistance, many of whom have been affected by the recent pause in payments.

“What we’ve done is we’ve created a community fund and we’ve asked the 95 percent of our members who aren’t affected to put money into the fund, and then the 5 percent of our members who have been affected can draw from that fund,” said Jon Roesser, general manager of Weavers Way.

Edwards added that the uncertainty has been particularly hard on communities across the city.

“This is a really distressing time for the city of Philadelphia and so many communities,” he said.