Federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will be suspended on Nov. 1, affecting hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans who rely on the service monthly and prompting nonprofits to call on community members to help ensure their neighbors’ pantries remain stocked.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelOne Oklahoman, Jeni Ka Redelk, depends on SNAP benefits to provide for her nearly 1-year-old son. “I use my SNAP to get my baby’s formula and also just my everyday groceries that I need, his baby snacks, his everything. I use SNAP for everything,” Redelk said. She expressed uncertainty about how grocery shopping will look after the funding suspension.Redelk is part of ReMerge, a diversion program for high-risk, high-need mothers, where about 71% of the 90 mothers enrolled are SNAP beneficiaries. “It feels like a setback. We’re all on the road to recovery, we’re all trying to better our lives,” Redelk said. “It’s hard to focus on life improvement when you don’t know how you will feed your kids.”In Norman, Food and Shelter’s pantry serves over 1,500 people monthly, and the demand is expected to rise due to the government shutdown and SNAP’s funding freeze. “On a monthly basis, we have about 50 new households sign up for our assistance every single month,” said Christy Blair, associate director of The Share Center.She noted that they have started seeing people who were furloughed, many of whom have never visited a food pantry before.To meet the growing demand, organizations are asking for money and food donations from those who can help. ReMerge is looking to set up its own pantry for program members. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.”We don’t know what’s next. All we know is we’re gonna continue to show up every single day and do absolutely whatever we can to serve the needs for the moms that we serve,” said Erin Engelke, CEO of ReMerge. “Be a helping hand to someone if you can.”Top HeadlinesGet the Facts: The latest data on mass shootings in the USPeople get to safety after large flames spark at home and trailer in rural GuthrieTIMELINE: Heavy rain expected with severe weather risk soon in OklahomaOklahoma would have to shell out hundreds of millions of dollars if SNAP error rate doesn’t go downWhere to find resources in Oklahoma as government shutdown impacts funding for SNAP benefits