As the government shut down continues past the one month mark, there's growing concern over a potential lapse in SNAP benefits.

To fill in the gap, local organizations are coming up with a game plan.

"Our United Way called together all of our agencies that we partner with throughout the year and we had a really big meeting today kind of to see where we all fit and how can we help everyone, not kind of jumping all over each other and really helping in the best way possible," Roxanne Sebest, United Way vice president said. "We fund about 40 non profits in the community, from YNDC, the Mobile Market run by Flying High, Catholic Charities, MYCAP, Direction Home which really serves the seniors, we're working with funders as well like the Wean Foundation, Community Foundation and the Youngstow

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