Oklahoma schools and food banks are teaming up to make sure students have meals during the holiday break.

Oklahoma food banks say demand is exploding after nearly 700,000 Oklahomans lost access to SNAP support they relied on earlier this year.

Contingency Board approves emergency SNAP Funding support — releasing $1 million per week for seven weeks during federal shutdown to support Oklahoma families.

Governor Kevin Stitt calls on Oklahoma churches and nonprofits to help residents losing SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown.