Airports across the U.S. have begun serving as sites for temporary food pantries and places to get free meals for many federal aviation workers temporarily going without pay as the shutdown enters its fourth week. Although such employees are expected to receive backpay once the funding lapse ends, an increasing number are struggling to make ends meet in the meantime.

From Salt Lake City to Las Vegas and Little Rock, airport authorities and community partners have opened food pantries and donation centers to help offer relief to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, air traffic controllers, and other essential aviation employees who must continue working.

At Salt Lake City International Airport, tables stacked with food, toiletries, and baby supplies began lining the hall

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