As SNAP benefits are set to expire on Nov. 1 as part of the government shutdown, Amen House Food Bank in Georgetown is working to adjust so they can continue supporting the community.
“I’m worried about my volunteers who are already taxed,” Executive Director Michelle Carlisle said. “Actually, we have new people starting today because we sent out that plea that we need help. Just filling those grocery carts, pushing those carts out to the cars and just the logistics of getting the food out of this building.”
Now the need for families could increase by roughly 4,000 people who will lose their SNAP benefits in Scott County alone…