KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Although the federal government has reopened and things are starting to get back on track, the impacts of the shutdown are still lasting.

"Our numbers have not decreased at all. They are continuously on the rise," Tammy Crowe, executive director of the Anderson County Community Aid Coalition, said.

And ACCAC isn't the only one struggling. Second Harvest of East Tennessee tells WBIR they're also feeling the strain.

"Right now, we're still seeing the need increased by about 30% from where we were last year. So, it's been crazy. We haven't seen anything diminish yet," Elaine Streno, CEO of Second Harvest of East Tennessee, said.

Second Harvest said the demand they've seen for the past three weeks than they did during the COVID pandemic.

In Second Harvest's 18-county se

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