DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — If the government shutdown continues until Nov. 1, food pantries across the country will lose access to funding that helps them provide food to SNAP customers. Even now, food pantries across the Central Illinois region are facing increased numbers.

After buying too much bread for an event at the end of food truck season, Kaylin Cohn, owner of KLC Creations, said she had to find a way to get rid of the leftovers.

"I happened to be scrolling Facebook and seeing, actually, the news article regarding the snap benefits, and it just clicked. I was like, you know, there's no better time to donate to a food pantry than now," Cohn said.

SNAP customers will not have access to any new food benefits starting on Nov. 1 unless the government is reopened. SNAP is 100% government

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