Snap Benefits

Potato chips and fruit juice are in; mints and soda are out.

Indiana will begin issuing partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on Tuesday following delays caused by the federal shutdown.

As SNAP benefits are delayed during the federal shutdown, Indianapolis families are turning to churches, mosques and city food giveaways where supplies are running out early.

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

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.