Cheryl Davis pulled up to Trinity Church in Florissant on Tuesday evening in her minivan with her pregnant daughter-in-law to grab a box of groceries for her family.
“It’s hard out here. People are not getting food stamps. People are losing their jobs. People should still be able to eat,” said the mother of four adult children as she waited in line for nearly two hours. “I’m going to make sure I stay in line to get what they got. Whatever it takes for my kids and grandchildren.”
Food insecurity like Davis’ is deepening in the St. Louis area as a record-breaking federal government shutdown disrupts the SNAP program that allows low-income families to buy food, straining local food banks and families already on the edge…