Local food banks and food pantries are running extremely low on supplies due to the federal government shutdown. Now, an expected cut to SNAP benefits in just days has many people looking for help to put food on the table.
Lutheran Social Services said their shelves have been looking empty for a few weeks now, but the need has been growing.
“The food is going out as fast, sometimes faster, than it’s coming in,” said Ronnie Wilson, food pantry manager at Lutheran Social Services.
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Running dangerously low on food, that’s how Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida describes its pantry…