LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — It's November 1, when almost 500,000 Nevada families would usually start to receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for the month to help buy groceries and put food on the table. But now, so many more people are wondering where their next meal will come from.

WATCH | Las Vegas comes together to distribute food at UNLV Hundreds of volunteers help food bank hand out food at UNLV during gov shutdown

When people need help, the Las Vegas community steps up — Saturday morning was no different, as nearly 250 volunteers came together in the parking lot of the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's campus to help Three Square Food Bank hand out thousands of pounds of food to upwards of a thousand families during the federal government shutdown.

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