ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Nearly one month into the government shutdown , nonprofits throughout the country are finding new ways to make sure the people they serve get the services they need.

“Unfortunately, when these type of situations happen, it really hurts the poorest of the poor,” said Ron Boyd, president of the Local Office on Aging .

When the shutdown began, Boyd said the LOA was prepared.

They had experienced this before, during the 35-day shutdown in 2018.

Thursday marked day 29 of this current shutdown, and with no end in sight, he said the LOA had to make the decision to not accept any new clients,

“The problem with that, there’s going to be a trickle-down effect. We already have waiting lists, so that’s just going to increase them,” Boyd said. “And whenever this ends, it’

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