DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Amid the 2nd day of the government shutdown, organizations around the Northland are anticipating the looming threats that it could bring.

They say that this is just another hit out of many they’ve taken this year.

Second Harvest Northland provides food more than 70,000 people in our region. For them, a long-lasting shutdown could hurt their organization and the people who rely on it.

“There would be less food, less federal nutrition programs operating, which means more neighbors will be facing hunger,” said Second Harvest Northland President and CEO Shaye Moris.

Second Harvest also relies on the United States Department of Agriculture for a part of their food supply. This year, they were already in a 1.3 million meal deficit due to federal program cu

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