After government shutdown ends, uncertainty remains for families across Tampa Bay amid delayed SNAP benefits

TAMPA, Fla. — The federal government may have reopened after a record shutdown, but the ripple effects are still hitting thousands of Tampa Bay-area families who rely on SNAP benefits.

At a Hillsborough County food giveaway Thursday morning, the need was unmistakable.

Lines formed before sunrise at the Lee Davis Community Resource Center in East Tampa…

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