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Maranda Johnson is worried she will not be able to provide food for her family if she doesn’t receive her food stamps on Saturday because of the federal government shutdown that’s lasted nearly a month.
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Second Baptist Church in Lackawanna runs a food pantry three days a week. Rev. Mark E. Blue talks about how critical SNAP benefits are to the community the church serves.
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