Top food delivery apps providing discounts to SNAP recipients as government shutdown continues

Instacart is one of several big companies reacting to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Nov. 1 due to the government ...
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Food pantries and grocery delivery apps prepare for looming SNAP gap

About 250,000 households across the Tampa Bay region receive SNAP, including more than 43% Hillsborough County residents and 31% of Pinellas County residents.

As SNAP benefits run dry, 'grocery buddies' are footing their neighbors' food bills

With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.