On the first day that the Capital Area Food Bank started distributing free boxes of food to furloughed federal workers, October 21, a stark reality set in: “Within the first half hour, the line was ...
The government shutdown reached day 24 on Friday, marking another milestone for federal workers as they missed a paycheck. That is putting the squeeze on family finances, and many federal workers are ...
Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during ...