LOLO — Funding for federal nutrition programs and the families that rely on them face uncertainty as the partial federal government shutdown continues.

Lolo residents are stepping up to offer support and food to their neighbors who typically depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Watch to learn how neighbors are helping neighbors in Lolo: Lolo neighbors offer food and support with SNAP uncertainty

As with a lot that happens in Lolo, it started with a post on the Lolo Community Facebook page. At the end of October, as uncertainty over SNAP funding in November mounted, page administrator Korrie Knechtges Butler put a call out for Lolo residents both in need of and able to offer support.

She proposed a sponsorship program, where those with the means could gathe

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