BYHALIA, Miss. -- Across the Mid-South, organizations are coming together as thousands are in need following the government shutdown and the lack of SNAP benefits being distributed to families.
On Wednesday, 400 family kits were distributed in Byhalia, Mississippi. The giveaway is part of Niagara Cares, Niagara Bottling partnered with Feed the Children and Destiny Center to hold what they called a "resource rally."
"We have about 400 families that are going to come through in the community, about 1,200 individual people," said Plant Director Jason Gregory of Niagara Bottling Facility in Byhalia. • Byhalia food giveaway • Byhalia food giveaway • Byhalia food giveaway • Byhalia food giveaway • Byhalia food giveaway
They're handing out food, water, daily hygiene items, children's

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