Last Thanksgiving, Las Vegas-based nonprofit Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) distributed 800 turkeys to families in need.
This year, the nonprofit doesn’t know if it will have any turkeys to give away.
The federal shutdown’s funding freeze has imperiled food distribution efforts, which rely in part on federal grants. It’s forced the charity to not only reconsider its annual Thanksgiving meal drive but to shut the doors of its food pantry on Oct. 23…