Approximately 42 million Americans including children and seniors, who are among the most vulnerable, could be severely affected by the loss of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits due to the government shutdown.
Here are a few resources to help locate food banks, pantries, and other support services for government employees without paychecks and SNAP recipients who have lost access to food assistance.
We will update this post as more informational resources are provided.
Food Bank Location Tutorial. Visit FeedingAmerica.org.
November 1-30, 2025 DoorDash Emergency Response.
DoorDash is collaborating with grocery partners and food banks as part of a collective Emergency Food Response to support those impacted by loss of SNAP benefits. Here are the key details:
- Delivering 1 million meals for 300+ Project DASH partners nationwide. DoorDash is waiving merchant fees for all 300+ Project DASH partner food banks, food pantries, and community organizations nationwide throughout November, equal to an estimated 1 million meals.
- Waiving delivery and service fees for 300,000 grocery orders for SNAP recipients.DoorDash and grocery partners are covering the cost of delivery and service fees for an estimated 300,000 orders for SNAP recipients in November, helping families stretch budgets during any SNAP freeze. Customers who have linked a SNAP/EBT card to their profile can shop on DoorDash at Sprouts, Dollar General, Schnucks, Food Lion, Giant Foods, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, Hy-Vee, Giant Eagle, and Wegmans and have their delivery and service fees waived on one order.*
Donating food and essentials to local food banks. DoorDash will donate fresh food, shelf-stable items, and household essentials from DashMart locations to local food banks in affected communities. Read more about ProjectDASH .
