COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – It’s the first day that SNAP benefits have not been distributed as the government shutdown continues. As a result, people are relying more heavily on food pantries and other resources, and KRDO13 witnessed it first-hand.
We visited various hunger relief programs in Colorado Springs and spoke to volunteers who are working to keep up with the increased demand.
At God’s Pantry, a volunteer, Mashana, tells me they took extra steps to make their food stretch…