Here's a list of food distribution events, meal programs and other resources for assistance in Marion County.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke at the National FFA Convention and Expo and talked to students and commented on SNAP cuts.

SNAP benefits are at risk for nearly 600,000 Hoosiers who use the federal food assistance program.

Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance starting Saturday. Two dozen Democratic-led states had sued over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP.

More than half a million Hoosiers rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. But those benefits are set to lapse on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.

Emergency funding and expanded food distribution as organizations across Central Indiana brace for a surge in need.

Portage Township Trustee Jason Critchlow says SNAP recipients shouldn't wait until Nov. 1 to prepare to lose their benefits. He suggests keeping current on paperwork, trying to stretch food spending more this week, and reaching out to food pantries.

Other programs not impacted — yet.

The grants come at a moment when Indianapolis families could face increased food insecurity due to proposed federal cuts.

The U.S. Senate returns this week to discuss the federal reconciliation bill. The legislation includes hundreds of millions of dollars in funding cuts to programs that Hoosiers said they depend on to survive. Some Hoosiers are calling for U.S. Sens. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) to vote no on the legislation.