SNAP benefits will be frozen on Saturday if the government doesn't reopen by then, and that could leave more than a million people in Kentucky and Indiana scrambling for food.

With SNAP benefits anticipated to halt for the first time in the nation's history at the start of November, hundreds of central Kentucky families relying on the government assistance program will need help from the community to access meals.

Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families if Congress doesn’t reach a deal by then to end the U.S. government shutdown.

The Associated Press created an interactive map using data from the U.S. Census to provide a county-by-county breakdown of how many households in each state will be directly impacted by the loss of SNAP funding. Can't access the above interactive map? Click here to open the full graphic.

"We cannot food bank our way out of this situation," said Kurt Reiber, CEO of Freestore Foodbank. SNAP benefits could end Nov. 1.

As the government shutdown stretches into its 27th day, families across Kentucky who depend on federal food benefits are growing more anxious about what could come

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A local food bank that has been serving the Louisville community for more than 50 years is sounding the alarm as the government shutdown threatens to eliminate food assistance for millions of families.

The Enquirer created a list of places where Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky residents can receive meals or find grocery items for free.

Thousands of families in Kentucky could be impacted, as money for the program has not been approved due to the government shutdown.

Millions of families across the country who rely on the federal program won't get their monthly benefits amid the government shutdown.