Montco food pantry trying to stay stocked amid SNAP benefit losses

Keystone Opportunity Center is looking for donations for its food drive amid the loss of SNAP benefits.

It’s official — the roughly 42 million Americans relying on SNAP benefits will have to shift their food reliance to places like food pantries, like the Keystone Opportunity Center in Montgomery County.

What we know:

On the U.S Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) website, there’s a notice saying "the well has dried up" and that there will be no benefits issued Nov. 1.

"The times right now are just a whole lot of uncertainty," said Keystone Opportunity Center Executive Director Brandon Trombetta. "We’re getting a lot of contacts now. People reaching out to ask about their SNAP benefits asking what’s going to happen Nov.

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