As the government shutdown continues, millions of families are watching the calendar with bated breath. Without a resolution to the shutdown, SNAP benefits could come to a halt on the start of November.
Now, nonprofits and others in the North Texas community are preparing to step into the gap to meet those needs.
Akwete Tyehimba keeps a refrigerator inside her bookstore, the Pan-African Connection in Oak Cliff. She said donations are always welcome. In the coming days, she hopes to fill these shelves by posting to her social media pages…