09/29/2026
As Hunger Awareness Month wraps up, we're sharing this from Feeding America because it explains something our neighbors are feeling right now. SNAP participation is down by millions nationally, and more changes are coming. Food banks and kitchens like ours do everything we can, but for every meal our network provides, SNAP provides nine. When one piece shrinks, the whole system feels it.
Thank you to everyone who gave, volunteered, and spoke up this month.
SNAP is changing fast, and new national reporting lays out the numbers. More than 4 million people, many of them children, have lost access to SNAP food assistance between last July and April. Nationally, participation is down 11%, from about 42 million people to 37 million.
More changes are on the way. Starting this October, states will take on a bigger share of SNAP's administrative costs. An even bigger shift lands in October 2027, when many states will also take on a share of SNAP's benefit costs. Experts warn these funding changes could push some states to scale back the program or step away from it altogether.
Here's why that matters to all of us: there's no replacement for SNAP. For every meal the Feeding America network provides, SNAP provides nine. Food banks and SNAP work together to help neighbors put food on the table, and when one piece shrinks, the whole system feels it.
Understanding what's changing is the first step toward protecting food access for everyone.
Get the facts on SNAP: FeedingAmerica.org/SnapFacts
