A Pasco County homeowner created a neighborhood food pantry to help others during the government shutdown.

Beth Grov started the food pantry on Halloween.

She said she worried about delays in SNAP benefits and people missing paychecks.

The pantry is filled with non-perishable food items like tuna, pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter and soup.

"I've had friends on SNAP before and I just know how much they rely on that to feed themselves and their children," said Grov.

"We need to help our neighbors."

Grov said she got the idea for a pantry after seeing little libraries in neighborhoods where people may take a book for free.

She said others have pitched in by purchasing food off her Amazon Wish List or by having items dropped off at her house.

She received a Walmart delivery on Friday

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