LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Food assistance programs in Indiana are scrambling to prepare as thousands of Hoosiers are likely to lose SNAP benefits.
As the government shutdown continues with no end in sight, southern Indiana leaders are trying to figure out how to make sure people who depend on government assistance stay fed. Many people will turn to food pantries like the Center for Lay Ministries in southern Indiana.
The shelves at the center at 213 E. Maple Street in downtown Jeffersonville are not yet bare — thanks to the generosity of community members like Michael Olson, who brought 800 pounds of food to the center on Oct. 30…