Pennsylvania’s months-long budget delay and the depletion of SNAP benefits amid a federal shutdown collided last week as lawmakers scrambled to find solutions to help those who will feel an immediate impact.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has declared a disaster emergency amid the looming SNAP benefits crisis. Shapiro is directing $5 million to Feeding Pennsylvania immediately to help distribute through its network of food banks across the state.

The donations came from community members who ordered extra on Instacart and had it delivered. Instacart waived fees for those deliveries.

It is the second foray by Ms. Garrity into using her office's financial clout to step in when other functions of government are coming up short.

Meals on Wheels and the state's Department of Agriculture would also receive money under the proposed hunger relief program.

Across the country, there are over 41 million people enrolled in the federal government’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as SNAP. But how many of those receive SNAP benefits in Pennsylvania and New Jersey alone?

Some SNAP users have been getting calls saying that their benefits are on hold until they can verify their eligibility. The

SNAP benefits won't be issued Nov. 1 due to the shutdown. How many people in Pennsylvania get benefits? It might shock you. Here's the breakdown.

Ryan Mackenzie, are hosting a food drive in Lehigh County Saturday, as thousands of families in the region face hunger due to the suspension of SNAP food stamp benefits. Mackenzie and Pennsylvania state representatives Ann Flood,