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As the 42 million people who receive SNAP benefits await payment, food rescue nonprofit Sharing Excess has launched a website that aims to connect food distribution centers with people in need.

He had served as a past chair of the board for United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association among other leadership roles.

“There is no doubt, and it is beyond argument, that irreparable harm will begin to occur if it hasn’t already occurred in the terror it has caused some people about the availability of funding for food, for their family,” U.S. District Judge John McConnell said in the ruling.

Meijer customers interested in partnering with the retailer in the fight against hunger in their communities can add a $10 Simply Give donation card to their order during their next shopping trip.

Interested stakeholders can submit written comments on the management proposal under the Bay-Delta Plan by Nov. 7 and attend an in-person informational event on Nov. 5.

Twenty-five grocery partners have now joined together with DoorDash as part of a collective emergency food response to support those impacted by the loss of SNAP benefits.

With SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans set to end Nov. 1, a loss that could strip nearly $9 billion from the fresh produce industry, the states’ leaders respond to keep families fed.

The company has recalled its conventional white and yellow peaches which were sold individually and in multi-packs.