More than 1 million Ohio residents will lose federal food support on Saturday when SNAP benefits expire because of the government shutdown.

A coalition of local governments, nonprofits and Cleveland’s major sports teams announced $600,000 for emergency food aid.

The federal government shutdown is approaching a dangerous deadline with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits set to run out Saturday. SNAP is the federal food assistance program that provides monthly payments to low and lower income families,

With the shutdown lasting through the weekend, it appears federal funding for SNAP benefits will run out as well.

Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna has called on Speaker Mike Johnson to reopen the House of Representatives to vote on a bill aimed at funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as millions of Americans face potential interruptions in benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Ohioans relying on SNAP benefits will face a significant challenge in November as the USDA announces that no benefits will be issued due to the government shutdown.

The 1.4 million Ohioans in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP and the Women Infants and Children Program, or WIC, will see their food benefits end if the federal shutdown drags on through November.

With approximately 180,000 central Ohioans slated to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Dollar General store, located in Downtown,