Federal government says food aid will halt, local food banks pick up slack

Local Lookout: Feeding federal workers

Food pantries stretch resources to serve growing needs in CheyenneWyoming Tribune EagleAs the government shutdown persists, food pantries in Wyoming’s largest city are stretching already limited resources to meet an increasing population in need of assistance. Statewide, an estimated 6,000 federal employees are not working or receiving paychecks, and with nowhere else to turn, many are going to local food pantries to make ends meet, the Wyoming …

Federal government says food aid will halt, local food banks pick up slack

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Local food pantries are reporting an uptick in shoppers as the government shutdown nears its fourth week. Cross Fire Ministries tells KRDO13 that they typically have 20 families a day sign up as new guests, but after recipients of SNAP benefits were alerted that they would not have access in November, Cross Fire Ministries says the new sign-ups doubled. On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) posted …