But several Alabama restaurants have come forward for their communities and are offering free meals until SNAP benefits return. Offering two OG hot dogs & a bag of chips to anyone on food stamps/furloughed federal workers Valle Grande Mexican Grill (Locations in Clanton, Maplesville, and Valle Grande/Selma)

Alabama SNAP benefits will not go out on Nov 1, leaving thousands at risk. How many will be affected? Here's what to know.

Top Stories from Nov. 5, 2025 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — YMCA of South Alabama has announced it will be extending free access to facilities to federal

"They are really not deadbeats, sitting around doing nothing. These people need help," one longtime volunteer said.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) says Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended

The government shutdown threatens food assistance for nearly one in three residents in some of the state's poorest counties.

Looming cuts to SNAP funding have been closely watched in Alabama and across the United States. The Monday announcement that partial funding for the food assistance program will be provided for

Americans uses the SNAP program to buy groceries, but this week, according to *** memo put out by the Department of Agriculture, Federal food aid will not go out beginning November 1st. *** post on their website reads the well has run dry and blamed Senate Democrats for demanding health care concessions amid the now nearly month-long government shutdown.

Thousands of people in Alabama continue to wait for the restoration of the federal food assistance program. The program impacts nearly 15 percent of the state.

An Alabama nurse is facing backlash for posting a video mocking SNAP recipients whose benefits are on the brink of getting cut as the U.S. […]

SNAP benefits were paused nationwide in November due to the federal government shutdown. The SNAP initiative in Alabama is managed by the Alabama Department of Human Resources. The program provides $140 million per month in assistance, according to DHR. More: Know before you go. How to find reliable food assistance in Central AL during SNAP pause