00:01At this Los Angeles food bank, families are trying to stretch every dollar they have left.
00:07First you get anxious because you don't know.
00:10You try to re-budget your already modest income.
00:14The ongoing government shutdown means some 42 million Americans are going without a critical lifeline,
00:20their monthly food stamp benefits.
00:22This food bank offers customers a cart full of food for just $50.
00:28It's very vital today because let's say someone gave me $50 to help with groceries,
00:34I wouldn't be able to get as much meat or things the way things are priced now.
00:39Right now we have eggplant, we have squash, different kinds, we have tomatoes.
00:46Volunteers like Maria sort through donations and hand out produce,
00:50and for four hours of work she also receives some food aid.
00:54The time is really hard right now, so I come and help because I like to help too.
00:59Plus they give me the basket of the food.
01:02So this is a lot of help for me and for my family.
01:05This food bank says demand has doubled since food stamp payments ended at the start of November.
01:10For the manager, the mission is a personal one.
01:14Just to provide food for these families and I feel for them because I was in this situation.
01:21You know, I was on food stamps for like a year and a half, two years, maybe more.
01:25The Trump administration says it will be making partial food stamp payments following a ruling by a federal judge,
01:31but many families may have to wait up to two more weeks before seeing that money.
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