{"id":33339,"date":"2025-11-03T15:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T21:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devcofi.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=33339"},"modified":"2025-11-06T15:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:24:56","slug":"with-snap-at-risk-aurora-mom-speaks-to-press-about-the-importance-of-the-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/es\/with-snap-at-risk-aurora-mom-speaks-to-press-about-the-importance-of-the-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Ante el riesgo que corre el programa SNAP, una madre de Aurora habla con la prensa sobre la importancia del mismo."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the federal government shutdown continues, the federal administration threatened not to pay SNAP benefits on November 1. SNAP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/31\/snap-trump-judge-food-stamps-shutdown.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">helps<\/span><\/a> nearly 42 million Americans afford nutritious food essentials.<\/p>\n<p>COFI and POWER-PAC IL <strong>Nelly Paredes<\/strong> spoke to Telemundo Chicago about how the SNAP suspension would impact her children\u2019s health and nutrition. At a time when families are experiencing higher grocery prices, utility bills, and more, now is NOT the time to cut this critical program and create a food crisis. Thank you to Nelly and all the advocates who have been speaking up for SNAP!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch Nelly on Telemundo here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundochicago.com\/video\/noticias\/eeuu\/suspenden-programa-cupones-comida-snap-noviembre\/2588411\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.telemundochicago.com\/video\/noticias\/eeuu\/suspenden-programa-cupones-comida-snap-noviembre\/2588411\/<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As of November 3, a federal judge <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/31\/snap-trump-judge-food-stamps-shutdown.html\">ruled<\/a><\/span> the Trump administration MUST pay SNAP benefits despite the government shutdown. However, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/11\/03\/nx-s1-5596121\/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown\">payments have been delayed<\/a><\/span> and the federal administration will only pay half the amount that people typically receive.<\/p>\n<p>If your SNAP funding has been delayed and you are looking for resources, please check the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Chicago Sun-Times has a list of Chicago-area food pantries <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/chicago\/2025\/10\/29\/where-to-find-chicago-area-food-pantries-if-snap-goes-away\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis Public Radio has a list of food pantries in the Metro East area <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlpr.org\/government-politics-issues\/2025-10-29\/snap-alternatives-st-louis-region-how-to-help\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the federal government shutdown continues, the federal administration threatened not to pay SNAP benefits on November 1. 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