More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end. Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push for a temporary fix.

The government says it will tap into contingency funds to at least partially support SNAP benefits for November, after being compelled by the courts to do so. But funding won't continue past then.

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Nearly every facet of the central Ohio community has come together to feed families as the federal government shutdown has become the longest in history.

Partial SNAP benefits are being paid to recipients in certain states, with others to be paid later this month.