While the government shutdown continues Friday, so do conversations among those in the military community about how to ensure service members and their families are taken care of.

“It is tough to be deployed and to know that there's problems going on back home and you can't do anything about it,” said Tracy Owens, a retired lieutenant commander in the United States Navy and now the senior programs manager for Support the Enlisted Project (STEP).

Owens, representing STEP, joined the leaders of Feeding San Diego, Zero8Hundred, the San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC) and the Armed Services YMCA to announce assistance for military families during the government shutdown. The organizations explained they created an emergency action group about one year ago and have been planning for h

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