Confusion over SNAP benefits continued Tuesday as the Trump administration clarified it will use emergency funds to pay for reduced benefits, complying with a federal court order.

CT families receiving SNAP benefits could lose nearly $200 monthly on average, a bigger hit than families would feel in any other state.

With a federal government shutdown likely to expand into November, hundreds of thousands of people in Connecticut will not receive November SNAP benefits.

The State University of New York (SUNY) system has hundreds of students who serve as “peer navigators,” helping with food assistance. Empire State Service Corps typically helps with a variety of initiatives, including tutoring, disaster relief and supporting food banks.

HARTFORD — Connecticut is joining 21 other states and three governors in suing President Donald Trump along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary Brooke Rollins over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP benefits for November, state Attorney General William Tong announced Tuesday.

Federal judges in RI and MA have ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release federal SNAP benefits by noon on Monday.

Connecticut school districts, like Middletown, are funding student meals amid rising hunger issues, ensuring children receive breakfast and lunch daily.

Connecticut will spend $3 million to partially supplement federal food aid benefits for residents during the government shutdown.

It is wrong to starve people so you can bring your political opponents to heel. It is wrong to starve people into submission, and that is what this president is doing,” Attorney General