ATLANTA - Elizabeth Baptist Church is stepping up to meet growing food insecurity in Georgia, feeding around 5,000 people through its Operation Uplift initiative.

What they're saying:

The church held a food drive at four locations on Saturday, part of an expanded effort to help families struggling during the ongoing government shutdown and pause in SNAP benefits.

"A lot of what it relates to our world and especially as it relates to the economy and government shutdown. We decided if there's ever a time must not just have church but be the church, it is certainly during this particular time," Senior Pastor Craig Oliver said.

Oliver said the church increased its outreach this year because of the growing financial strain on many families.

"The impact from a financial perspective is rea

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