Some items needed include canned vegetables and fruits, beans, peanut butter, tuna, chicken, and hearty soups.

Food banks are seeing a massive surge in demand due to the government shutdown, causing distribution sites to run out of supplies early.

Rep. Joe Neguse, House assistant minority leader, visited the Food Bank for Larimer County as it braces for influx of those in need.

per the California Association of Food Banks. “Food banks across California are anticipating an increase in demand and will need ongoing support to meet rising needs,” the California Association of Food Banks said in a statement to the Desert Sun ...

The U.S. government pays out $100 billion a year in food assistance to 42 million Americans through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—funds that were set to lapse and may still be delayed or suspended because of the government shutdown.

SNAP recipients receive an average of $187 a month on a prepaid card, and many families rely on those benefits as their main source of money for food. Many of those registered with the program are asking if they will still be able to use the remaining dollars on their cards once funding is suspended and if they'll receive their November benefits retroactively,

There is fear and confusion among the 42 million people who rely on SNAP benefits for food assistance. The Trump administration said funding had run out for SNAP benefits because of the government shutdown,