With the federal government not distributing November food benefits during the government shutdown, the City Foundry and Operation Food Search are partnering to host a food drive.

The drive will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday during the Foundry’s Live Art Market.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds would not go out Saturday. This lack of benefits could affect about 650,000 people in Missouri and 1.9 million in Illinois.

Operation Food Search Chief Operations Officer Carlton Adams said the majority of SNAP recipients are working people.

“If you're choosing between shelter and food, that is a very difficult choice to make, and more and more of our neighbors are having to make that choice,” Adams said.

On the night of the food dr

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