""One woman who was connected with a pregnant woman immediately ordered her a takeout dinner order for that night, and worked with her on giving her a combination of cash and groceries,""
""One mother, I asked her if $150 per week would be helpful, and she said, 'Yes, that would be extremely helpful, but I don't want to be greedy, and anything would help.' I imagine, probably with the way that grocery prices are, that"
An appeals court ordered full SNAP benefit payments for November, and the Trump administration appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court while urging some states to undo distributions. New York directed agencies to issue full SNAP benefits to eligible residents beginning Nov. 10 despite the federal shutdown. Brooklyn-based organizations and private citizens organized fundraisers and direct-assistance drives to help families that rely on SNAP. A Park Slope Together volunteer initiative, Grocery Buddy, connected donors with 18 families—95% single mothers—providing roughly $400 on average via cash, online grocery orders, or both, with recipients often feeling modest about asking for help.
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