Mackenzie Lukas applied for food stamps two weeks ago.
The 24-year-old from the south side teaches dance classes and works as a personal trainer. Her income isn’t always steady, so she scheduled an interview about eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The program helps people afford food each month, with money loaded onto benefit cards that can be spent at grocery stores.
But no one, Lukas said, has called. She wondered if it was because of the government shutdown…