OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The phone system at the Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma crashed temporarily on Tuesday due to an influx of calls from people looking for help to get food from their pantry. It came with a pause to SNAP benefits looming as the government shutdown continues.

It's a busy time at the Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma. Thursday, they were stocking the pantry shelves before those items made their way to the table of a family in need.

"We always have a need, families, a line coming in and needing that service," Area Commander for the Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma, Maj. Paul Ryerson said.

The word busy may be an understatement if you go back to Tuesday. Ryerson said their phone systems actually crashed due to an influx of calls from people looking for help gettin

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