Food shelves across the Twin Cities metro are bracing for an influx of need – as more than 400,000 Minnesotans lose access to SNAP funding Saturday morning.

In Dakota County, The Open Door Pantry is expanding hours. On Saturday, they opened for what they're calling 'temporary shutdown support' – a chance to provide an additional 30,000 pounds of food to families in need.

The additional service was something Open Door Executive Director Jason Viana says was needed – as more than 10,000 Dakota County families rely on SNAP funding.

"Families are facing the uncertainty of knowing in the face of rising grocery prices, they might not be able to afford the trip to the store to give their family what they need for the week," Viana said. "We're going to do anything we can to not turn anyone away

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