阿肯色州可能会在11月10日之前解除1 500名国土安全部工作人员的职务,并关闭办事处,如果停工继续,将停止国家营养计划的申请,并威胁粮食援助。
Arkansas may furlough 1,500 DHS workers and close offices by Nov. 10 if shutdown continues, halting SNAP applications and threatening food aid.
阿肯色州公众服务部警告说,如果联邦政府继续停工,扰乱了SNAP、TANF、SSBG和CSBG方案,它可能在11月10日前最多解雇1 500名雇员并关闭所有县办事处。
The Arkansas Department of Human Services warns it may furlough up to 1,500 employees and close all county offices by November 10 if the federal government shutdown continues, disrupting SNAP, TANF, SSBG, and CSBG programs.
虽然SNAP的福利目前仍可通过EBT获得,但新申请和续约将在11月7日之后停止,
While SNAP benefits will remain accessible via EBT for now, new applications and renewals will halt after November 7, creating backlogs.
医疗援助计划服务将继续提供,网上和通过呼叫中心将继续提供有限的支助。
Medicaid services will continue, and limited support will remain available online and via call center.
人口与健康部秘书Janet Mann敦促联邦领导人重新开放政府,以防止饥饿和困苦,因为两名联邦法官命令美国农业部使用紧急资金维持SNAP资金。
DHS Secretary Janet Mann urged federal leaders to reopen the government to prevent hunger and hardship, as two federal judges ordered the USDA to maintain SNAP funding using emergency funds.
州长莎拉·赫卡比·桑德斯 (Sarah Huckabee Sanders) 向食品银行拨款 500,000 万美元,六个启蒙中心将因资金损失而关闭。
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders allocated $500,000 to food banks, and six Head Start centers will close due to funding loss.