RED OAK, Iowa (KMTV) — A small shed outside the Red Oak YMCA serves is a lifeline for neighbors who need food assistance; open 24 hours a day, the The Red Oak Community Fridge is where people can drop off or pick up groceries at any time.

WATCH KATRINA'S STORY BELOW Red Oak community mobilizes food assistance ahead of potential SNAP cuts

Gerry Lundgren dropped off groceries ordered by her daughter, who lives abroad but wanted to help folks in her hometown prepare for changes to federal food assistance during the government shutdown.

"Because she's worried about people not getting their SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1. We're all worried about that but she actually took the ball and rolled with it," Lundgren said.

The concern about SNAP benefits, a federal food assistance program, is

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