SEATTLE — At a modest food pantry tucked inside South Lake Union, shelves are stocked with donated cans, boxed goods, and fresh produce. For now, there’s enough to go around. But the phone won’t stop ringing.

“One lady was like, ‘I haven’t eaten in a day,’” said Nikki Gane, executive director of Dignity for Divas, a nonprofit serving women experiencing homelessness.

On a typical day, the pantry sees about eight visitors. Tomorrow, Gane is bracing for 90.

“It’s exhausting. It’s stressful,” she said. “But I take the responsibility.”

The surge in demand comes as more than 40 million Americans wait to learn whether their SNAP benefits will resume.

On Tuesday, President Trump posted on Truth Social that SNAP benefits won’t be distributed until the government reopens, contradicting his own

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