JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — 56,000. That's the number of families in Jacksonville that rely on SNAP benefits, according to 2023 statistics from the City of Jacksonville's analytics department.

With those benefits unavailable during the shutdown, city leaders and nonprofits are taking action to fight food insecurity.

"There is an uncertainty about how people will eat on a daily basis," said Jacksonville City Council Member Rahman Johnson.

Johnson called an emergency meeting on Friday to address food insecurity during the shutdown.

That meeting started with a number - at least a thousand households in every city council district receive SNAP benefits.

"There is no part of the city that is not using SNAP, so when those benefits go away, some homes in that neighborhood will go hungry," said Jack

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