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LOS ANGELES - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will run out of money on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Food pantries across the Southland are preparing for what could be a huge influx of people next week.

On Thursday, there was a steady stream of people in need of food at Christy's Foundation's weekly food distribution event inside the Northridge Fashion Center.

"It's different right now, there's always an urgent need to feed people but there's an urgent need right now because of what's happening with the government shutdown and people are afraid they're going to lose their EBT benefits and they're scared," said Christy Dawson, founder of Christy's Foundation.

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