WACO, Texas (KWTX) - While Congress reached a deal to reopen the government, families grew worried about SNAP benefits being disrupted, especially with the holidays around the corner.

Some local food pantries say that fear alone brought more people in line at food distributions, like the event hosted by Waco ISD and Shepherd’s Heart at Brooke Avenue Elementary School. The distribution helped 200 families.

Car lines packed the elementary school parking lot with people and dedicated volunteers working to close the hunger gap.

“The phrase, ‘it takes a village to raise kids,’ it’s not always the people around or in church, sometimes it’s the community,” said Gloria Weaver, who attended the distribution.

Community support during uncertain times

Weaver said the government shutting down was

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