US food banks are rushing to stock supplies amid Snap lapse: ‘garner all the resources that we can’

Food insecurity for millions of Americans set to increase with Trump officials saying Snap benefits will cease as government shutdown enters second month

Waves of hungry Angelenos gathered outside Community Space food bank's storefront on a recent afternoon, grabbing dry goods like pastries, bagels, lentils and pasta along with refrigerated salads and frozen bags of brisket.

The crowd ebbs and flows all day, said founder Gaines Newborn, but as news spread last week that the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) would cease on Saturday, he braced for the need to dramatically increase.