Kansas City Churches & Food Pantries Prep Guv Shutdown Help

In the coming days, locals will attempt to pick up the slack for government resources cut off during the shut down.

Here's a look at the effort . . .

That doubling — if not tripling — of their operation is already underway.

Last week, the church fed air traffic controllers who weren’t getting paid and provided support for other federal employees struggling through the shutdown.

Now, with SNAP benefits potentially stopping in just days and no clear sign of resolution before November 1, the church says it knows it must keep stepping up.

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