In the past week, Clark County residents have donated thousands of pounds of food, and businesses have dished up hundreds of free meals to help neighbors affected by the suspension of a federal food assistance program.

Last week, panic spread as it became clear that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — which supports about 60,000 people in Clark County — would not be funded for November.

The suspension left local food pantries preparing to bear the brunt of the storm. But community members stepped in to help ensure no one in the county is left hungry.

Although a federal court ordered funding for SNAP benefits, the Trump administration on Tuesday was threatening to withhold them until the end of the federal shutdown .

With so much uncertainty, Clark County business owners a

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