Demand at local food pantries goes up as government shutdown continues

‘Where your faith really comes in’: Food pantries in Central Arkansas feeling effects of shutdown

A pallet jack operator drives down an aisle carrying boxes of food at the Arkansas Foodbank warehouse in Little Rock on Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkanas Advocate)Pallet jacks honked and forklifts whirred by, racing up and down aisles of towering shelves so the workers controlling them could pack trucks for delivery to food pantries that keep some of Arkansas’ neediest from going hungry. “It’s like Dancing with the Stars,” Arkansas F…

Demand at local food pantries goes up as government shutdown continues

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‘Everybody’s feeling the pinch’

Easton-area food banks and residents alike have been strained since food stamps lapsed on Saturday during the federal government shutdown. Combined with Pennsylvania’s four-month budget impasse and already high levels of food insecurity, local nonprofits are facing more demand from residents with fewer resources at their disposal. Although a federal court ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown in…

Here’s a list of 20 local food pantries as SNAP crisis continues

Many people who rely on SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Food Program — are turning to local food pantries after not receiving their benefits this month due to the ongoing government shutdown. If you are one of these people, you may be wondering where these food pantries are.