This post is written from the heart. Millions of families depend on monthly SNAP (food stamps) and WIC payments to put food on the table. The idea that children may go hungry because of a political impasse is unbearable — so here’s a clear, sourced explanation of what happened, what it means, and concrete places Arizonans (and readers in other states) can call or click for help right now.
Federal guidance and a USDA memo released October 24, 2025, say the USDA will not tap its contingency/emergency fund to cover regular SNAP payments for November during the federal government shutdown. That decision puts November SNAP disbursements — and the roughly 41–42 million Americans who rely on them — at risk unless Congress or states act quickly.
