SNAP benefits will be frozen on Saturday if the government doesn't reopen by then, and that could leave more than a million people in Kentucky and Indiana scrambling for food.

With SNAP benefits anticipated to halt for the first time in the nation’s history at the start of November, hundreds of central Kentucky families relying on the government assistance program will need help from the community to access meals.

Beshear joined a multi-state lawsuit on Tuesday that aims to keep families from losing SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown. The lawsuit also requests a temporary restraining order and asks the court to block the USDA’s suspension order because of the harm residents could face.

Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families if Congress doesn’t reach a deal by then to end the U.S. government shutdown.

Over 600,000 people in central and eastern Kentucky rely on SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps. Those benefits are set to run out in just a few days, leaving families uncertain.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A local food bank that has been serving the Louisville community for more than 50 years is sounding the alarm as the government shutdown threatens to eliminate food assistance for millions of families.

As the government shutdown stretches into its 27th day, families across Kentucky who depend on federal food benefits are growing more anxious about what could come

The Owensboro Public Schools District will be collecting food to benefit students who will be impacted by the suspension of SNAP benefits.

Millions of families across the country who rely on the federal program won't get their monthly benefits amid the government shutdown.