Right now, CDPHE reports nearly 90,000 Colorado WIC clients could have their monthly food benefits impacted by a government shutdown.
) benefits to put nutritious food on the table, but funding for that program could be suspended if Congress doesn't reach a deal to fund the federal government into October.
Thai Nguyen, founder and executive director at Kaizen Food Rescue works quickly to get all the groceries ready to go for families. "We got here early.... we were the first here," said Rosario Vizcarra, who waited in line for hours to get food to take home. "At some of our mobile pantry food distributions, we're distributing 40 to 60% more food than we did at the same time last year," Desai said.
That would likely send families to already strained food pantries for help, like those already waiting in Kaizen's distribution line on Tuesday. “It’s really heartbreaking when I go to a food distribution and I see so many families at the food distribution, picking up anything from food to formula to diapers. But it also really makes me grateful that we’re able to show up for the community in times of need," Desai said.
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