ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - South Georgians who rely on food assistance may not receive their SNAP benefits next month because of the ongoing government shutdown.

The shutdown could leave thousands without the help they depend on to put food on the table — and with Thanksgiving just weeks away, the timing couldn’t be worse.

Local organizations say they’re bracing for an increase in families needing food and other supplies if federal funding isn’t restored soon.

“It’s going to increase the number of people that we initially thought we would be servicing because we definitely see that there will be a greater need and more people needing our services,” Andrea Revills, executive director of New Vision Community Development Center, said. “So, we are prepared, of course, to do what we can to try and

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