As the 43-day government shutdown came to a close, the longest in United States history, United Way of Denton County announced it raised $10,005 for those affected by disrupted SNAP fund distributed.

“We are relieved SNAP benefits have resumed for eligible Denton County residents so people can feed their families,” said United Way of Denton County President and CEO Gary Henderson. “The collected emergency funds will help our local food pantries recover capacity from this disruption.”

The local nonprofit raised the money after it established the Emergency Food Insecurity Relief Fund on Oct. 29 to mobilize an emergency response to the food insecurity crisis caused by the extended government shutdown and the disruption of SNAP.

According to United Way of Denton, 46 donors contributed to th

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