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- Friday, people lined up outside Good Neighbors’ food giveaway before it opened.
- They usually serve tens of thousands of people each month.
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Several non-profits and food banks are stepping up to help people affected by the government shutdown. One of them, Good Neighbors, said it has seen a 32% increase in the number of people it’s helping just over the past few weeks.
“We’re seeing a large increase,” Heather Brooke, the president of Good Neighbors, said. “Some of the folks that have never had to utilize a service like this, we are welcoming them in, telling them that there’s no shame in coming to receive help. Everybody and anybody can come in. We have no ID, no paperwork required. Just come in, fill a bag with food.”
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