FRESNO-CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Community colleges in the Central Valley pride themselves on being able to provide for their students beyond their education.

"This right here is one of the greatest things that I think that a campus should possibly have," Brandi Smith said as she showed off the shelves inside the Crush Pantry.

Smith is a full-time student at Clovis Community College and also an employee at the Crush Pantry, a free grocery resource for students.

Fellow student-employee Karinna Tate joined the pantry to make an impact on her community.

"The fact that we are able to provide food to these students and see them light up because a lot of them are dependent on this, was what initially got me into this field," Tate said.

But as this historic government shutdown carries on, Ba

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