The ongoing federal government shutdown has landed squarely on the plates of millions of families in New Jersey and across the country. With SNAP benefits being delayed, reduced or suspended, the risk of food insecurity is very real.

Here with us to talk about what’s happening at the local level, what people are experiencing, what relief efforts are seeing, is Shindora Knox, Market Manager at Affinity Federal Credit Union. Over the past year the credit union has seen a surge in need for its Member Relief Grants, quick-cash stipends to help cover essentials like groceries when families are stretched thin.