About 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to help pay for food every month. The payments help low-income individuals and families buy food at their local grocery stores with an EBT card that can be used on qualifying items.

With the federal government shutdown threatening November SNAP payments, some community groups are encouraging families to include shelf-stable kid foods alongside Halloween candy this year.

Halloween is coming at a difficult time for many people this year. With the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits, formerly know as food stamps, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children will be halted to millions of Americans.

When KC Neufeld announced on her Denver neighborhood’s Facebook page that her family would be handing out ramen and packs of macaroni and cheese in addition to candy this Halloween, she wasn't expecting much of a response.

A Hampden resident is working to help her neighbors in need by handing out food alongside candy this Halloween.