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Ruth Tolbert answers a phone call to Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Various diapers on shelves at Neighbors Together, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, a North Charleston center that may see their services be in higher demand, due to potential shutdown of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November. Robert Scheer/Staff Carolyn Jackson speaks up about change to SNAP funding that goes to families and food banks during a discussion at a senior event inside Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor/Staff Leroy Moore, poses for a portrait, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Neighbors Together, a North Charleston center he’s worked at for about 16 years. Moore said about the prospect that locals could lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November due to the government shutdown, said, “the mere fact it’s being mentioned, a panic hit the air.” Moore, 68, said he’s doing well now, but has experienced incarceration, homelessness, and drug dependency in his life. His feeling is that diminished services for locals will mean community through necessity. Robert Scheer/Staff A sign with a bible verse hangs from a pillar inside Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Ruth Tolbert walks through one of the rooms of the food pantry at Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Rose Wilson, left, leans in to chat with Ruth Tolbert while Ruth takes notes about food bags distributed from their church’s food pantry, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Visitors to Wallingford Presbyterian Church leave with bags full of food from the Church’s food pantry, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Harrisene Tolbert breaks down cardboard boxes in the alley outside Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Boxes of food line the shelves in the small food pantry in the basement of Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor A sign advising against eating in a classroom and an American flag hang from the wall of the food pantry at Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Red onions, potatoes and pumpkins sit on pallets, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in the warehouse at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Lydia Elmore, a nursing student from Charleston Southern University, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, joins about 20 other volunteer classmates for a morning shift at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Volunteers Bob Ticknor (left), Ian Hines and Lisa Trunk sort through donated grocery store products, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Myriad donated grocery store items, some savory, some sweet, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, before being sorted by volunteers in the main warehouse at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Sweet potatoes by the pallet load, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Ian Hines unloads a box of donated items from a grocery store, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Hines has been volunteering at the facility for about three years, and is the son of the organization’s Chief Financial Officer Denise Hines. Robert Scheer/Staff Items donated by a local grocery store are sorted by volunteers, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Jason Layne works a fork lift, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, as he works in the main warehouse at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Layne’s been working here about eight years, and said he likes helping the community, and that it’s better than office work. Robert Scheer/Staff Photos: Lowcountry residents could lose SNAP benefits Throughout South Carolina, people could lose SNAP benefits in November, due to the federal shut down that started on October 1. Ruth Tolbert answers a phone call to Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Various diapers on shelves at Neighbors Together, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, a North Charleston center that may see their services be in higher demand, due to potential shutdown of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November. Robert Scheer/Staff Carolyn Jackson speaks up about change to SNAP funding that goes to families and food banks during a discussion at a senior event inside Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor/Staff Leroy Moore, poses for a portrait, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Neighbors Together, a North Charleston center he’s worked at for about 16 years. Moore said about the prospect that locals could lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November due to the government shutdown, said, “the mere fact it’s being mentioned, a panic hit the air.” Moore, 68, said he’s doing well now, but has experienced incarceration, homelessness, and drug dependency in his life. His feeling is that diminished services for locals will mean community through necessity. Robert Scheer/Staff A sign with a bible verse hangs from a pillar inside Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Ruth Tolbert walks through one of the rooms of the food pantry at Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Rose Wilson, left, leans in to chat with Ruth Tolbert while Ruth takes notes about food bags distributed from their church’s food pantry, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Visitors to Wallingford Presbyterian Church leave with bags full of food from the Church’s food pantry, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Harrisene Tolbert breaks down cardboard boxes in the alley outside Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Boxes of food line the shelves in the small food pantry in the basement of Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor A sign advising against eating in a classroom and an American flag hang from the wall of the food pantry at Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Charleston. Henry Taylor Red onions, potatoes and pumpkins sit on pallets, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in the warehouse at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Lydia Elmore, a nursing student from Charleston Southern University, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, joins about 20 other volunteer classmates for a morning shift at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Volunteers Bob Ticknor (left), Ian Hines and Lisa Trunk sort through donated grocery store products, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Myriad donated grocery store items, some savory, some sweet, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, before being sorted by volunteers in the main warehouse at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Sweet potatoes by the pallet load, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Ian Hines unloads a box of donated items from a grocery store, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Hines has been volunteering at the facility for about three years, and is the son of the organization’s Chief Financial Officer Denise Hines. Robert Scheer/Staff Items donated by a local grocery store are sorted by volunteers, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Robert Scheer/Staff Jason Layne works a fork lift, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, as he works in the main warehouse at Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston. Layne’s been working here about eight years, and said he likes helping the community, and that it’s better than office work. Robert Scheer/Staff
