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Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency to provide hunger relief for Virginians as the ongoing federal government shutdown threatens the release of November SNAP benefits.
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency on Thursday to help maintain food aid for state residents as a three-week-long U.S. government shutdown threatens to halt federal benefits.
Governor Glenn Youngkin outlined the parameters of the Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) initiative, a Commonwealth-supported food assistance effort established by Executive Order 54 under the State of Emergency declared by the Governor due to the Democrat Shutdown in Washington,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits were scheduled to end Nov. 1 amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, potentially affecting about 42 million people nationwide, including 360,