RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — While the federal government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, local food banks are bracing for impact as hundreds of thousands of North Carolina families could see their food assistance benefits evaporate.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services warns that nearly 1.4 million residents who rely on SNAP benefits could see their food assistance run out by November 1 if the shutdown continues.

"With the government shutdown and the recent cuts, we're seeing an impact every day with more people needing our services, as well as fewer dollars that we have to be able to provide the food that so many people need now," said Kimberly Burrows, chief development officer at Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, a Raleigh-based nonprofit working to end hunger and bu

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