ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- As the government shutdown continues, millions of Americans are preparing to lose food assistance when federal funding comes to a halt on Nov. 1.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would not use emergency funds to help cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits , prompting some concerns here in the Triangle.

"Right now, there are nearly 7,000 kids on free and reduced lunch in Orange County," Suzanne Tormollen of TABLE said. "We're serving a small portion of it."

TABLE delivers healthy food and nutrition education to children living in Orange County. Every week, volunteers prepare fresh food to feed more than 1,000 kids, with the waitlist that Tormollen said is almost 300 as of Tuesday.

"As soon as we bring families into our

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