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Two emergency food distributions are being held in Tallahassee

volunteers are seen packing boxes with food and water for a food distribution
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Second Harvest of the Big Bend CEO Monique Ellsworth says folks line up hours before these events to make sure they can get food

Second Harvest of the Big Bend is hosting another emergency food distribution in Tallahassee Thursday due to cuts to the low-income food program known as SNAP.

The cuts are a result of the prolonged federal government shutdown as Congress can’t agree on a budget.

The food distribution happens in the Governor's Square Mall parking lot starting at 4 o’clock this afternoon. It lasts until the food runs out.

The Tallahassee Urban League is hosting an additional food distribution Friday, Nov. 6, in partnership with Second Harvest and many other community groups.

That event happens from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Piggly Wiggly on South Monroe Street near Putnam Drive.

Gina Jordan is the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. Gina is a Tallahassee native and graduate of Florida State University. She spent 15 years working in news/talk and country radio in Orlando before becoming a reporter and All Things Considered host for WFSU in 2008. Follow Gina: @hearyourthought on Twitter. Click below for Gina's full bio.