WILL: THOSE WHO RELY ON SNAP SAY
THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT
THEIR LIVES AT RISK AND DO THEIR
GROCERY SHOPPING IN PERSON,
DESPITE FEARS OF COVID-19.
IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR
THOSE WHO HAVE UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
>> IT WILL AFFECT PEOPLE LIKE
MYSELF, POSSIBLY FATALLY.
I'M AFRAID FOR MYSELF AND I'M
AFRAID FOR MANY OTHER PEOPLE
LIKE ME.
WILL: THEY WOULD PREFER TO SHOP
ONLINE AND HAVE GROCERIES
DELIVERED TO THEIR DOOR.
>> PEOPLE ARE ASKING, DO YOU
NEED TO COME IN HERE? YOU ARE
COUGHING.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING AFRAID AND I
AM AFRAID.
WILL: AS FAR AS THE SNAP ONLINE
PURCHASING PILOT PROGRAM, IN A
HANDFUL OF STATES PEOPLE CAN PAY
FOR GROCERIES AND DELIVERY
ONLINE.
ILLINOIS IS NOT PART OF THE
PROGRAM.
LAWMAKERS SENT A LETTER TO THE
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY, PUSHING
FOR A NATIONWIDE EXPANSION OF
THE PROGRAM.
>> WE ARE IN AN EMERGENCY
SITUATION AND NUTRITION IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE MANY
PEOPLE ARE RELUCTANT TO GO TO
THE GROCERY STORE.
WILL: ILLINOIS OFFICIALS ARE
WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR A PLAN FOR ONLINE
SHOPPING FOR SNAP RECIPIENTS.
IT IS UNCLEAR HOW LONG
IMPLEMENTATION WILL TAKE.
SHOPPERS LIKE ROBERT WILL HAVE
TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO STAY
SAFE.
>> I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE
STORE, I GO IN AND RUNNING REAL
QUICK AND GRAB A BAG OF
HAMBURGER, THEN HURRY UP AND GET
OUT OF THERE
