‘Our shelves are already empty’: Local food pantries strained as SNAP funding stalls - Gainesville Times

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‘Our shelves are already empty’: Local food pantries strained as SNAP funding stalls

Desey Parks loads bags of food to a waiting car trunk Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at St. John's Baptist Church at the Sunshine Seniors Food Distribution Center in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

11052025 FOOD 12.jpg — Desey Parks loads bags of food to a waiting car trunk Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at St. John's Baptist Church at the Sunshine Seniors Food Distribution Center in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

Local food pantries are already seeing a rise in demand as funding for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program was paused at the start of the month due to the government shutdown.