Every car in the San Antonio Food Bank line contains a story of struggle. Lately, many of them have had to do with the federal shutdown.

One woman in line who hadn’t received her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for November said she was using money to pay for bills to buy food instead.

Another SNAP recipient said meat “hasn’t been on the table for the last two months.”

The federal shutdown resulted in an interruption of SNAP benefits in November, though state officials confirmed Monday that partial benefits would be distributed. On top of that, many of the 38,000 federal employees in the San Antonio area aren’t drawing a paycheck.

Michael Guerra, the food bank’s chief philanthropy officer, said they’ve seen their lines grow since the shutdown began Oct. 1. They’re now

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