More than 63,000 Ohioans are expected to receive emergency relief payments today as funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program continues to be paused, the governor’s office announced.

DoorDash and Instacart — two of the biggest names in online food delivery — have announced emergency food assistance for users who receive support through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is the country's largest food assistance initiative.

No application is required. Households that were approved for November 2025 SNAP benefits as of the standard processing cut-off date of Oct. 28, 2025, will automatically receive HEFAP benefits. The department is currently assessing program developments related to the issuance of partial or full benefits.

Virginia launches emergency nutrition program to support 854,000 SNAP recipients if federal shutdown continues, using state funds and weekly payments.

On Thursday, Gov. Josh Green announced that the monetary relief will be available by Monday, Nov. 10, four days earlier than scheduled.

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s special session proclamation would need to include language allowing the Legislature to take such action.

The state is making another infusion of emergency food aid as 3 million New Yorkers face the looming expiration of nutrition assistance for the first time since the federal program began. The state is allocating $65 million to the state’s nutrition and farm-to-foodbank programs under a new emergency declaration,

The Agriculture Department will use $4.65 billion in emergency funds to partially restart food aid programs halted by the government shutdown. Mill