LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas families are increasingly relying on food banks as concerns grow over potential cuts to SNAP benefits, with some residents already experiencing reduced assistance.

At the Society of St. Stephen food bank with Trinity United Methodist Church in the Central Valley, dozens of people lined up early Monday for groceries, many citing concerns about their food assistance programs.

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Monica Buchanan, a Las Vegas local, waited in line for about an hour after discovering zero dollars in her SNAP account. It was her first time visiting a food bank.

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"It's depressing and I just, you know, there's nothing I really can do but hav

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