Food benefits used by thousands of Washington households to help make ends meet might soon be a government shutdown casualty, officials said. The state Department of Social and Health Services, or DSHS, said it “ will not be able to issue food benefits after” Friday, Oct. 31, “if federal funding is not restored,” per an announcement by the agency.

The judges ruled in favor of local officials who sought to force the federal government to keep the SNAP program running in November.

President Trump needs to tell his party to stop playing political games and do their jobs,” the governor said.

Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored after losing them on Saturday.

As the community braces for potential reductions in SNAP benefits, local organizations and schools are mobilizing to support vulnerable populations, highlighting the critical role of food assistance programs.

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Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday the move is meant to provide additional support to the state's food banks which are preparing for a large increase in demand.

Across Washington, government agencies and nonprofits are scrambling to help 930,000 state residents who will lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

SNAP benefits expected to lapse if the government shutdown continues, but Washington will send funds to help offset the need.