SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The impact of the federal shutdown could ramp up in just a few days.

Many families that rely on SNAP benefits will not get them on November 1, as there isn’t enough funding to support the program.

Several local organizations are coming together across the Coastal Empire to help those in need.

A Savannah counseling center is stepping up to help. Mas Paz counseling is a space for therapy and many times, the most vulnerable moments for people.

This week, as many try to figure out where their meals will come from without those benefits, therapists here are stepping up in a different way.

Camille Ridgley, a licensed professional counselor here told us as a kid, her family survived off the WIC program. And if they didn’t have it, she often thinks about how she could

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