AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The High Plains Food Bank saw a large increase in food insecurities in the Panhandle even before the delay in SNAP benefits.

High Plains Food Bank Executive Director Zack Wilson says this year was full of challenges that were not anticipated.

Not only was there an overall rise in food insecurities, but also the loss of important donations and the delay in SNAP benefits caused by the government shutdown.

Wilson says this kept the food bank on its toes with emergency fundraisers that helped meet the needs of Panhandle residents.

“We just saw a huge spike in the need really from the end of October to now,” says Wilson. “And so, that means we had to bring in a lot more food. Which means, we had to purchase it because we needed to get the food in as quickly as possi

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