SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia is doing all they can to help families put food on the table as SNAP benefits are slated to end on Nov. 1.
"For every meal that the food banks provide around the country, not just here, the SNAP benefits provide six meals to those people," Executive Director of Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia Mary Jane Crouch said.
The government shutdown has not affected the daily operations at Second Harvest, yet. Crouch said they will continue to do what they have always done, help families in need.
Second Harvest said it is preparing for the potential end of SNAP benefits, but they are optimistic it will not get to that point.
"We've been doing some things to get ready, prepping, asking the community to do some food drives for us," Crouch s

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