Tucson woman’s front yard pantry thrives past government shutdown

Jasmin Ceballos invites Tucsonans to donate and take goods home from a pantry in her front yard on Nov. 19.

Jasmin Ceballos has had a rough year. Her car was stolen in May, and she’s struggled to buy groceries for herself and her two kids, especially with a delay in her food stamps being released as a result of the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

She knew others were in a similar situation, so the 25-year-old put a shelf and table in front of her house with canned goods and clothing for neighbors to take for free…

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