PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - Families struggling to make ends meet during the government shutdown are turning to food banks for help, and volunteers in Peachtree City are stepping up to meet the need.

What they're saying:

Midwest Food Bank Georgia, a major distributor of donated food to pantries across the state, has seen a sharp increase in demand. CEO Eric Hodel said the trend extends far beyond Georgia. "Certainly in the last month we’ve seen an increased demand and that goes all the way to our partner agencies that are serving the food recipients," Hodel said.

A truckload of donations from Trader Joe’s arrived on Tuesday. Volunteers quickly boxed the food for delivery to partner charities. The group recently sent a shipment of disaster-relief boxes to government workers in Pensacola, Flo

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