CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The government shutdown entered its 27th day on Monday, and many South Carolina residents will be looking for ways to provide food for their families, as SNAP benefits won’t go out on November 1.

More than 260,000 South Carolinians rely on food assistance programs like SNAP, including more than 20,000 in York, Lancaster, Chester, and Chesterfield Counties .

For an interactive map of food banks and pantries in South Carolina, please visit this map .

Here is a list of food pantries and food distribution centers in South Carolina counties near Mecklenburg County:

Chester County

135 Wylie Street, Chester, South Carolina 29706

803-374-7778

Open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

5554 Main Street, Fort Lawn, South Carolina 29714

803-872-4491

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