Some State Workers Seek Out Roseville Food Shelf Despite End to Shutdown

An official with a Roseville food shelf said she's had some state workers come through her lines to get groceries, despite the end to the state government shutdown this week.

"We have now had a few new food shelf clients who were state employees,' said Christine Pulver, director of basic needs at Keystone Community Services, which a has a Roseville office at the Hamline Shopping Center.  "Even though they are headed back to work, they anticipate needing to use the food shelf while they catch up on household expenses."

Prior to this week's settlement, Pulver anticipated there could be an increased demand for her organization's food shelf service if the state government shutdown dragged on.  The shutdown ended on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after it began on July 1. 

Pulver said her Roseville office generally distributes about 15,000 pounds of food per week to about 500 people.