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Families on SNAP Worry About Not Just Feeding Themselves but Also Their Pets
Lil Duval funded 35,000 meals via Feeding Northeast Florida to support families facing SNAP payment delays during the government shutdown, with volunteers distributing food in Jacksonville.
- This past week, Lil Duval paid for 35,000 meals in Jacksonville through Feeding Northeast Florida and said he is matching donations up to $10,000.
- Amid the government shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments are delayed during the longest shutdown on record, prompting emergency packing at the Old Kings Road warehouse and a Supreme Court stay blocking full SNAP funding.
- Two drive-thru distributions are scheduled at Regency Square Mall, 9501 Arlington Expressway, with walk-up accommodations and no ID required for food access.
- Shelters warn that SNAP delays strain resources and risk more animal surrenders, while New Leash on Life's pet pantry users rose to 125 and Zeus' Rescues doubled distributions in October.
- At the Jacksonville warehouse on Old Kings Road, volunteers spent 3 days packing thousands of food boxes and assisted individuals like Katie Saari, who needed food for her dogs.
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Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
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