OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Federal workers are going without pay and SNAP recipients don’t have their benefits, as we are now in the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history.
Now, food pantries say the need for help is increasing for families and for their pets.
“Out of eight food pantries in Council Bluffs alone we’re the only one that has dog and cat food,” said the Rev. Pastor Doug Rothgeb of Savior’s Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs…