Cold, Hungry, and Ignored

The shutdown just gutted food and heat aid. The worst hasn’t even hit yet.

On October 1, the federal government shut down — again.

Since then, nonprofits, social service agencies, and community networks across the country have scrambled to absorb the impact. For weeks, many of us have warned that key programs like SNAP and LIHEAP — which provide food and heating assistance to millions of low-income Americans — were in danger. T…