Refugees are looking for new sources of food assistance in Nebraska after President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill took effect Monday.The bill forced states to put limitations on SNAP benefits by Nov. 1. At the beginning of this month, Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services announced those changes would be starting Oct. 20.READ MORE: Federal changes to SNAP affect Nebraska recipients, including veterans and young adults”We’re entering an unnecessarily difficult time for food insecurity in Nebraska and the nation,” Eric Savaiano, an advocate with Nebraska Appleseed, said.Advocates and nonprofits are concerned with how refugee communities are affected.”We welcomed refugees into this country and then pulled the financial rug out from underneath them and said, ‘Here you go. Too bad,'” Amanda Hall, executive director of Orel Alliance, said.Among those refugees is Oleksandr Ohnivchuk, who brought his family to Omaha in 2022 to escape the Russia-Ukraine war.”I was sure that United States will protect and serve us,” Ohnivchuk said.He’s utilized SNAP benefits until he could open his business, but now, he has to find other options.”We are using different Omaha food banks, and this organization is very helpful for me and my family,” Ohnivchuk said.Nonprofits want to help, but they’re upset with how the situation has been handled. Hall said DHHS notification about changes came too late and now they aren’t prepared.”There’s just a massive ripple effect there, and for me, as a nonprofit leader, it just feels like we’re not thinking things through,” Hall said.Despite the cuts, Ohnivchuk remains helpful.”We are not losing our belief,” he said. “We believe that everything will be good and now we are .”Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

OMAHA, Neb. —

Refugees are looking for new sources of food assistance in Nebraska after President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill took effect Monday.

The bill forced states to put limitations on SNAP benefits by Nov. 1. At the beginning of this month, Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services announced those changes would be starting Oct. 20.

READ MORE: Federal changes to SNAP affect Nebraska recipients, including veterans and young adults

“We’re entering an unnecessarily difficult time for food insecurity in Nebraska and the nation,” Eric Savaiano, an advocate with Nebraska Appleseed, said.

Advocates and nonprofits are concerned with how refugee communities are affected.

“We welcomed refugees into this country and then pulled the financial rug out from underneath them and said, ‘Here you go. Too bad,'” Amanda Hall, executive director of Orel Alliance, said.

Among those refugees is Oleksandr Ohnivchuk, who brought his family to Omaha in 2022 to escape the Russia-Ukraine war.

“I was sure that [the] United States will protect and serve us,” Ohnivchuk said.

He’s utilized SNAP benefits until he could open his business, but now, he has to find other options.

“We are using different Omaha food banks, and this organization is very helpful for me and my family,” Ohnivchuk said.

Nonprofits want to help, but they’re upset with how the situation has been handled. Hall said DHHS notification about changes came too late and now they aren’t prepared.

“There’s just a massive ripple effect there, and for me, as a nonprofit leader, it just feels like we’re not thinking things through,” Hall said.

Despite the cuts, Ohnivchuk remains helpful.

“We are not losing our belief,” he said. “We believe that everything will be good and now we are [living in a very good country].”

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

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