DoorDash, Instacart and Gopuff launched initiatives, including free meals and in-app discounts throughout November

DoorDash and Instacart — two of the biggest names in online food delivery — have announced emergency food assistance for users who receive support through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is the country's largest food assistance initiative.

Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the USDA said. “At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats.”

With SNAP benefits set to expire on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown, one delivery company is working to help ease the expected financial burden on customers. The service Gopuff will offer $50 in free groceries for SNAP EBT customers in November,

LUMBERTON — Local officials expect that local residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will soon receive their full November benefits after a court order directed the federal government to pay out those benefits.

With SNAP benefits at risk during the government shutdown, DoorDash and Gopuff offer free meals, grocery credits and waived fees.

The order pauses, for now, a lower court ruling directing the Trump administration to release November benefits in full on Friday.