The Food Bank in Statesboro, Feed the Boro, Christian Social Ministries and other local service agencies are preparing for funding to end on Saturday for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP, due to the ongoing government shutdown.

According to statistics from the Food Bank, 6,158 of Bulloch County's 32,074 households — 19.2% — receive SNAP. It is estimated nearly 1.4 million Georgians enrolled in the program will go without benefits starting Nov. 1, and approximately 42 million individuals are enrolled in SNAP programs across the country.

"When a family loses SNAP benefits (for whatever reason), their household budget collapses," said Sheila Stewart-Leach, executive director of The Food Bank, Inc. in Statesboro "We know when families experience a b

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