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The Oasis Center for Women & Girls, pictured above. The organization is currently working to provide food for dozens of families who may lose their SNAP benefits by the end of the week. (Julie Montanaro\/WCTV)<\/p>\n
The center\u2019s lobby was already stacked full of boxes on Tuesday, with deliveries made within 24 hours following a plea for help on social media. <\/p>\n
Kelly Otte, the center\u2019s executive director, said 85 women and children it serves will be without SNAP benefits by the week\u2019s end. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have working people in this community who will no longer be able to feed their children as of Friday,\u201d Otte said. <\/p>\n
Raven James, a women\u2019s counselor at the center, said the uncertainty adds another level of pressure for families. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt brings our moms a lot of anxiety and stress, not knowing where they\u2019re going to get their next meal for the kids,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
WCTV spoke with one of those moms by phone, a woman with disabilities doing her best to care for her three-year-old child.<\/p>\n
She said she\u2019s really \u201cstill in shock about it … and doesn\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman says she is counting on help from her family, the Oasis Center, and is actively looking for food drives and giveaways to try to help her get through November. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have employed moms who are working in steady jobs who cannot afford to feed their kids and pay rent and pay childcare and do all the other things,\u201d Otte said. \u201cSo if they don\u2019t have it, where are they getting it?\u201d <\/p>\n
The Oasis Center posted a wish list on Amazon<\/a> and hopes the donations keep rolling in, because no one really knows how long it\u2019ll be before the shutdown is over and SNAP benefits are restored. <\/p>\n To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Nextdoor<\/a> <\/a>and X<\/a> (Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n Have a news tip or see an error? Write to us here<\/a>. Please include the article\u2019s headline in your message.<\/p>\n Be the first to see all the biggest headlines by downloading the WCTV News app. Click here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 WCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n