Washington leaders said the state could soon face a food crisis, due to emergency federal funding for snap benefits ending. House Bill 1784 in the Washington Legislature is aimed at alleviating the impacts of that federal funding going away. Food assistance is something Brian Clark has been receiving for more than ten years but is something he never thought he would end up needing. "I always had a job and provided for myself,” said Clark, who lives in King County. But after being the victim of a violent crime, Clark said he sustained injuries that forced him to receive disability income and SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, due to not being able to work anymore. Due to emergency pandemic funding issued to SNAP recipients over the past two years, Clark has been receiving more money for food each month through emergency allotments. He said before this increase, he was not receiving enough money for food and was having to dip into his disability income to make ends meet. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/washington-bill-support-food-banks-snap-benefits-decrease/281-42668ce8-7cde-4dbf-ac41-25b98267a693