NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — An East Nashville mother is using social media to connect families losing SNAP benefits with neighbors who can help put food on the table during the ongoing government shutdown.

Brooke Tansley started a buddy system for folks who rely on SNAP with a simple Facebook post in her neighborhood group for East Nashville on Monday.

"This is the SNAP grocery buddy post, number one, if your SNAP is going to run out November first, and you need help with groceries, comment below," Tansley wrote in the post.

The concept works like a childhood buddy system from school field trips.

People who need help with groceries comment on the post, and those who can help reply to connect directly through messaging.

Tansley said the response was immediate and overwhelming.

"Within t

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