A food shelf is open at MSP Airport​ in support of federal employees who are working without pay during the government shutdown​.

Food shelves across the country are preparing for an increase in demand after the Trump administration announced SNAP benefits will end Nov. 1 as the government shutdown continues.

SNAP benefits will stop soon, making a bad situation worse at Golden Harvest Food Bank in Augusta. Why are shelves empty? How can you help?

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the prospect of November's SNAP benefits going unpaid indefinitely is growing closer.

On Tuesday, the Salvation Army of Rochester posted a call for help on Facebook. Over the next several hours, the post went viral.

About 42 million Americans are poised to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when federal funding comes to a halt on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would not use emergency funds to help cover benefits and posted a message on its website over the weekend that "the well has run dry.

As the federal shutdown drags on, food shelves brace for a surge in demand. The USDA warns no SNAP payments will go out Nov. 1 if the stalemate continues — leaving hundreds of thousands without grocery aid.

Millions of Americans could lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits in the coming weeks amid the federal government shutdown. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins tell CNN’s Boris Sanchez USDA cannot tap into billions of dollars in contingency funding and even if they could,