DELMONT, Pa. —

The work demand is rising for volunteers at the Westmoreland Food Bank and at food banks across the commonwealth. It’s now about not just providing food to the nonprofits, but also getting people to help distribute the food.

That importance is growing with SNAP benefits set to pause this weekend. On Friday afternoon, two federal judges ruled that SNAP must continue to be funded during the government shutdown. Advertisement

“This is more than what people can do on their own,” Westmoreland Food Bank CEO Jennifer Miller said Friday. “Our phones have not stopped. I encouraging my staff constantly, you need to take a break. We have donors calling us and asking what we’re going to do.”

The Westmoreland Food Bank has been doing what it can to keep up with the increased deman

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