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SNAP benefits have now been halted. Food banks across the country are stepping up

By Ayesha Rascoe
Published November 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM EST

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Elizabeth Keever of Harvesters Community Food Network about the break in SNAP benefits and its effect on food banks.

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Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.