Just days into the federal government shutdown, the Care Zone at Dwight Middle School, operated by the nonprofit Eagles Flight Advocacy and Outreach, is already experiencing the impact of paused state support.

Pamela Allen, CEO of Eagles Flight Advocacy and Outreach, said the Care Zone stocks three rooms with formula, meals and clothes to community members.

She also said the nonprofit has just received word that it is losing roughly a third of its funding in October.

“Just from this location, we serve about 150,000 people a year,” Allen said, noting the scale of demand the center meets.

Allen added that the nonprofit operates on a modest annual budget.

“For this nonprofit, our budget is $125,000 a year.”

Allen said the organization has already seen a decline in donations as the econo

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