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The promise of a new beginning and a celebratory Thanksgiving meal has been overshadowed by lingering financial insecurity for families like Shelby Williams, whose meticulously planned budget was thrown into disarray by the recent government shutdown.
Williams, a mother of two from Reeds Spring, Missouri, had carefully calculated every dollar, balancing an impending insurance payment against her hard-earned wages and government SNAP assistance. After more than two years living with her parents, she was finally set to move into her own apartment, envisioning a Thanksgiving feast prepared by her children, joined by their grandparents.
However, the funds earmarked for groceries vanished when the federal government ceased operations on October 1.
While Washington has since
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