"MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- SNAP food assistance benefits are running dry this weekend for millions of Americans due to the government shutdown. It's creating a crisis for many Bay Area families who depend on the monthly benefits. Many in the North Bay businesses are stepping up to help. A Thanksgiving food drive outside Pini Hardware in Novato evolved into something much bigger as SNAP benefits run out for millions of recipients."
"Much of the non-perishable food donations will go to help local food banks. During our visit, Enchandra Johnson's family showed up with their donation, even though their SNAP benefits are running out. "This is really sad, very impactful to families. I'm a single mother myself. Around the 7th I get mine. If I don't get them this month, I don't know what's going to happen on Thanksgiving," Johnson said."
SNAP food assistance benefits are running out this weekend for millions of Americans because of the government shutdown, creating immediate food insecurity for Bay Area families who rely on monthly benefits. A Thanksgiving food drive outside Pini Hardware in Novato expanded as community members donated nonperishable items to local food banks. Organizers and volunteers collected contributions while affected families, including single parents, attended with donations despite benefit losses. Local businesses stepped in with emergency meal offers, such as a restaurant feeding children free for two weeks and a food company offering no-questions-asked assistance at stores and pop-ups.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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