Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

Food banks and hunger relief organizations are seeing an increase in the number of people lining up for food packages since SNAP benefits were halted on Nov. 1.

A woman in New York State who voted for President Donald Trump says she regrets her vote after the federal government shutdown disrupted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Betty Szretter, 63, is a caregiver for her daughter who relies on SNAP.

Late Tuesday afternoon, Dallas County and Dallas City officials decided to make a big donation to help North Texans struggling to put food on the table.

As the controversy over funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown dragged on in recent days, the top official in charge of the program pivoted to a new talking point, calling the program that some 42 million Americans rely on "corrupt."

The over $1 million in local support for SNAP recipients will go toward Mid-Ohio Food Collective and other organizations providing food support.

The Trump administration's plan to partially fund SNAP benefits won't happen quickly. Why it matters: The Department of Agriculture expects states to need weeks, if not months, to distribute benefits to the millions of Americans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),