Tens of thousands of people in Northeast Florida who are in need of food are going to have a few chances to get it as soon as this weekend.

One Jacksonville-based food bank is making this happen as an emergency response to the government shutdown and as relief heading into the holiday season.

Volunteers are packing thousands of boxes of food at the Feeding Northeast Florida warehouse on Old Kings Road on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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Susan King is the president and CEO of the food bank and said the goal is to pack more than 4,000 boxes of non-perishable food.

Each box would be enough to feed a family of four for at least one week.

“There are just so many more people seeking

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