When we met Kraig Orr in Eaton Rapids, the Navy veteran expressed worry over how he’d pay for his next meal. Days after our story aired, his shelves are now stocked with soup, beans and other goods after a trip to the grocery store over the weekend.
- Neighbors rallied around a Navy veteran after a Fox 47 News story profiled his struggles amid the government shutdown.
- Kraig Orr said he was receiving $29 in SNAP benefits every month and help from county veterans services but hasn’t received help in November.
- Neighbors, a farmer, family and a U.S. Congressman’s office have reached out in hopes of giving aid to Orr.
WATCH: EATON RAPIDS NAVY VET GETS COMMUNITY HELP AFTER FOOD STRUGGLE STORY AIRS
Eaton Rapids Navy vet gets community help after food struggle story airs
“I don’t have Medicaid because I make $12 too much a month on Social Security disability,” Orr told me during our conversation last Thursday at Island Park.
I caught up with him over the phone Monday night to see how he was doing.
“It’s just overwhelming. I was surprised it went as far as it did just from that half-hour sit down with you in the park. It just means there’s a lot of good people out there still,” Orr said…