On November eleventh, millions of Americans, including nearly three million in Florida, are still awaiting their full SNAP benefits due to a Supreme Court block. This situation, stemming from the recent government shutdown, leaves one in every eight Americans, or forty-one million, without crucial funds for essential groceries. In Florida, over one million households rely on SNAP, with more than half being families with children, forty-one percent including older adults or disabled individuals, and thirty-seven percent being working families. Mario Lopez, Director of Development for Farm Share, a food bank, warns of a large hunger crisis as food banks struggle to meet increased demand, with donations down by twenty-eight percent this year and the holidays approaching.

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