CONCORD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — As the government shutdown drags on and as SNAP benefits are set to expire on Nov. 1, cars lined up outside the Auburn Career Center's training facility on Girdled Road for the school's first food giveaway.

"I don't think it's an exaggeration to say this is a crisis right now for many families," said Dione Dimetro, executive director of United Way of Lake County. "For the next month, the over 16,000 people who rely on SNAP benefits won’t have that to get through the month.

"It helps a lot of people on fixed incomes like myself," said one woman from Kirtland, who waited in the drive-through line.

"Fruits and vegetables are important but they're super expensive and it kind of helps the budget right now," said one parent waiting in line.

"I think it goes without s

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