KITTY HAWK, N.C. — For 33 years, the Beach Food Pantry has stepped up for the Outer Banks community, helping families put food on the table every day. That service might be eight times higher in the month of November as families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) wait to see what happens during the government shutdown.

"We are looking at 1900 households that may potentially need us in the month of November, when our max capacity would typically be considered 240," said Elisabeth Silverthorne, executive director of the Beach Food Pantry in Kitty Hawk.

That's eight times the number of people the Beach Food Pantry in Dare County is typically prepared to serve. But it's all dependent on what happens with SNAP benefits in the month of November.

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