Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers and others seek food, fuel aid during shutdown

This story was originally produced by the Portsmouth Herald . NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative .

Some Portsmouth Naval Shipyard civilian employees have turned to Footprints food pantry and the Mainspring social services collective since the Oct. 1 start of the U.S. government shutdown .

Yard workers have inquired about food and fuel assistance in the two weeks since government funding expired, setting up a showdown between Democrat and Republican lawmakers in the nation’s capital.

“We’ve had a few phone calls,” said Tim Jacobs, Footprints’ market manager, about Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employees.

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