It’s Halloween, a time that typically is focused on kids trick-or-treating and everyone having a little scary fun. But for many, it’s a really frightening time for their families.

It’s hard to imagine choosing between paying the bills and putting food on the table, but that’s the reality for millions. Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP benefits, a lifeline for 1 in 8 Americans, will be paused tomorrow.

Here in the DMV, families are worried, and food banks and nonprofits are racing to fill the gap.

Guest: LaMonika Jones – Director of DC and Maryland Hunger Solutions

Guest: Dr. Nicole Cooper – Senior Vice President of External Affairs for United Way of the National Capital Region

Guest: Brian Mulholland – Chair of the John Mulholland Family Foundation