PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — As the ongoing government shutdown continues, its impact is going beyond just recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Walter Catlin, a trustee with Camp Street Community Ministries, told 12 News on Wednesday that the food pantry is seeing a higher demand than it usually does during this time of the year.

"It's [the] working class that are showing up," Catlin said. "It's not just food all the time. Sometimes it's diapers, sometimes it's cosmetics."

Catlin said the pantry usually serves around 25 to 30 families a week, but the figure ballooned up to around 60 to 80 families when SNAP benefits didn't get distributed at the beginning of November.

And the trend goes beyond just one food pantry. Cortney Nicolato, the president and CEO of the Uni

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