“We are really worried that it could be very confusing,” Fisher said. “Not everyone receiving SNAP is following all the details of the shutdown. Even if they can issue a letter to all 1.8 million SNAP recipients in the state, we don’t know everyone routinely gets their mail. If their SNAP card suddenly has money on it and they need to eat, they don’t necessarily know that’s their February benefit. Are they going to run out of food?”