The timing of this year’s Empty Bowls fundraiser for hunger relief couldn’t be more critical.

Thanks to the federal government shutdown, there are funding disruptions for critical hunger relief programs — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program, and senior feeding services. ×

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