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Food pantries say effects of government shutdown will linger

WUFT | By Gabriel Velasquez Neira
Published December 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM EST
Nicole Rhodes, a client advocate at St. Francis House, answers the phone during her shift in Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
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Nicole Rhodes, a client advocate at St. Francis House, answers the phone during her shift in Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

The government shutdown in November forced local nonprofits to fill in the gaps while SNAP benefits were cut off.

WUFT’s Gabriel Velasquez Neira has more on how it impacted families then and what is happening with them now.

Nicole Rhodes poses outside St. Francis House in Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
Gabriel Velasquez Neira/WUFT News
Nicole Rhodes poses outside St. Francis House in Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
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Gabriel Velasquez Neira
Gabriel is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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