SNAP funds running out during the shutdown is the big news, but other food assistance programs are also running dry.

In Texas, recipients receive an average of $379 a month in Lone Star Card benefits to use at grocery stores, according to Feeding America. Many recipients are employed but earn below the federal poverty level, making SNAP a critical source of food assistance for working households.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves also requested a waiver allowing the purchase of hot prepared chicken using SNAP benefits and barring some foods.

With funding for food stamps on the verge of lapsing for the first time in its 60-year history, local food banks are bracing for higher demand.

SNAP benefits help feed more than 40 million Americans, but amid the government shutdown, those vital resources could be delayed or put on pause, leaving families hungry and worried about where their next meal will come from.

Even if the Trump administration funded the food assistance program immediately, experts tell PBS News that many of the 42 million SNAP recipients are unlikely to get their benefits on time.

The anticipated Nov. 1 freeze on SNAP benefits threatens food security for 130,000 people in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties.