This is Wyoming:

#GovernmentShutdown leaves community members hungry~

As furloughed government workers missing paychecks can’t buy food, the Need, Inc. food pantry is at an all-time client high of about 2,000 residents per week while the facility has a scarcity of resources.

The Executive Director said, "Unless we get significant (community) support…our clients are going to see a reduction in what they're getting from us.”

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https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/news/government-shutdown-leaves-community-members-hungry/article_0c717925-3636-4fd0-b4dc-f5cc8db9204a.html

This is Wyoming:

#GovernmentShutdown leaves community members hungry~

As furloughed government workers missing paychecks can’t buy food, the Need, Inc. food pantry is at an all-time client high of about 2,000 residents per week while the facility has a scarcity of resources.

The Executive Director said, "Unless we get significant (community) support…our clients are going to see a reduction in what they're getting from us.”

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https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/news/government-shutdown-leaves-community-members-hungry/article_0c717925-3636-4fd0-b4dc-f5cc8db9204a.html

Getting this as a text message a month before thanksgiving is insane work. People will be hungry for the holidays and you can rest assure the sociopaths in charge don’t care.
#government
#governmentshutdown

This is Oklahoma:

“As the shutdown continues, many federal employees, active-duty military members and people who work for a federal contractor are at risk of not receiving their expected paychecks. Food banks and meal programs will likely face increased demand on top of the sustained high need since the pandemic and the added strain of recent cuts to #SNAP and #Medicaid.”

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https://www.regionalfoodbank.org/regional-food-bank-of-oklahoma-statement-on-government-shutdown/

This is Alabama:

The Community Food Bank of Central Alabama is preparing to support those affected by the #GovernmentShutdown, which has led to increased demand for food assistance~

Changes to WIC & SNAP benefits for millions of Americans “has heightened the need for food banks nationwide.”

“According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 1 in 7 people received #SNAP benefits in Alabama last year.”

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https://www.wvtm13.com/article/government-shutdown-impacts-food-bank-demand-in-alabama/68160581

This is Texas:

Government shutdown threatens food security for thousands in West Central Texas~

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As government shutdown continues, East Texas food pantries see increased clientele~
“We had 29 new families needing food that signed up last week,” said the food pantry coordinator of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Flint.

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https://ktxs.com/news/local/government-shutdown-threatens-food-security-for-thousands-in-west-central-texas
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https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/shutdown-continues-texas-food-pantries-increased-clientele/501-c12b07ba-de07-41d3-b2e5-9b02b54e1a51

This is Nebraska:

'Meet their needs and give them hope': Omaha nonprofit steps up for people impacted by the #GovernmentShutdown ~

"’We would appreciate anyone dropping off food items,’ Soulifou (the non-profit’s CEO) said. ‘Or having your local church or business or organization host a food drive for us.’”

Soulifou also said, “We want to give hope to people, meet their needs and give them hope."

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https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-nonprofit-helps-people-impacted-government-shutdown/68818704