As the government shutdown readies to enter its third week, impact on federal workers is starting to be felt. Krista Garofalo, the chief strategy officer for Treasure Coast Food Bank, said they’ve been feeling the hit.
“We have seen about a 10 to 15 percent increase in the number of requests that we normally receive. We’re hearing from our agency partners as well that they’re seeing a bit of an uptick, too. And that was in addition to the increases they have been seeing over the last couple of months, just due to people struggling to make ends meet,” she said.
Krista said that the food bank, which already serves over 250,000 residents weekly, has seen an increase in concerned federal workers…