NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Many federal workers are missing their second paycheck as the government shutdown comes to an end, prompting community organizations across the Lowcountry to organize food drives for affected families.
The North Charleston Community Resource Center and Charleston Labor Council are leading efforts to provide care packages filled with chicken, fresh fruits, vegetables, bread and nonperishables for federal workers who continue working without pay.
“We’re getting phone calls and phone calls and emails after emails. A federal worker saying, ‘I don’t have. I don’t know where to turn to,’” April Lott, the Charleston Labor Council president, said.
Community response grows as need increases
Organizations are gathering food donations by the truckload as federal workers struggle to keep up with grocery bills while they have been maintaining their duties at locations like the airport…