TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - President Donald Trump announced a deal on Friday to temporarily end to the longest-ever government shutdown, giving a bit of relief to those affected who haven't been paid in more than a month.
But that doesn't mean they still don't need help.
Despite the government shutdown temporarily at an end, many businesses and organizations are still helping those impacted the most.
During the shutdown, food assistance programs like Second Harvest of the Big Bend and FarmShare offered free food to TSA workers, the Coast Guard and other employees needing assistance.
Now that the shutdown is temporarily over, programs like those say they are still offering help.
"We don't know what kind of bills accrued in that time," said Emily Massau, Event Coordinator at FarmShare. "Everybody's got rent, people have children, you really don't know what people are dealing with on a daily basis and the last thing we want them to worry about is how they are going to feed their families."
In addition to food assistance organizations, Five Stars Learning Academy is still offering free childcare for federal workers.
"We understand that maybe there are some financial instability that they still have to take care of and so we still want to be a help and offer these free childcare services to them," said Patty Ward, Owner and Director of Five Stars Learning Academy.
Ward said that the offer for free childcare for families impacted will continue for three more months.
