We continue to see a growing group of Northeast Ohio nonprofits and community agencies stepping up to help fill the SNAP gap here at home.

That includes the May Dugan Center on Bridge Avenue on Cleveland’s west side.

This week, the May Dugan Center has increased its food pantry capacity by 80%.

"Instead of serving 550 families, we’re going to serve over 800 today," said Andy Trares, executive director of the May Dugan Center.

They are helping fill the SNAP gap due to the ongoing federal government shutdown with increased distributions on Wednesday and Friday this week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

"It's been a pretty big strain for us here at the May Dugan Center, but we’ve had great volunteers and community support that have really stepped in to help us, as well," he said.

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