Demand surges at Pensacola food distributions as SNAP delay leaves families in need

PENSACOLA, Fla. — With Thanksgiving 10 days away and SNAP benefits still in limbo for this month, more families in Northwest Florida are turning to food distributions.

Over the weekend, people were lining up hours in advance hoping to get food for their families at one of these events.

At another distribution Monday morning at Cokesbury United Methodist Church in Pensacola, cars wrapped around the block hours before it started…

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