As the government shutdown continued Tuesday, one concern arising was the potential loss of SNAP benefits come Nov. 1.
The Virginia Peninsula Food Bank was preparing for increased demand as a result.
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Volunteers were hard at work at the food bank Tuesday, boxing up food to give out. Come November 1, there could be an increased demand for that food as 187,000 people in the food bank’s service area rely on SNAP benefits…