Q: Food assistance could dry up Saturday for millions of people who need it, a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told Americans that no benefits will be issued Nov. 1 under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which provides monthly food benefits to low-income people to help them buy groceries.

Now many generous people are asking how they can help by donating goods to their local food pantry.

Lois B. asks Jacksonville Today for a list of places — like schools or churches — where she might be able to give healthy food to a local pantry.

“I’d like to donate food to food pantries. However, I do not know where I can drop donations off.”

A: Lois says she has not donated since moving here two years ago because she di

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