But Indigenous advocates are working to ensure families are fed via mutual aid meal trains and education on foraging.

Millions of Americans could wake up on November 1 without access to food stamps, officially known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, as the federal government shutdown drags on with no end in sight.

We’re going to run out of money in two weeks,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned last week, underscoring the urgency facing millions of Americans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Because Wednesday marked the start of the 2026 fiscal year, the WIC program — which provides free, healthy food to low-income pregnant women, new moms and children under 5 — was due for an influx of funding. Instead came the government shutdown.

Double Up Food Bucks program, a program that matches produce purchases up to $20 a day, is lifting that cap amid the looming pause in SNAP benefits.