Airports Provide Food Aid to Unpaid Federal Workers

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown has left many federal workers — including TSA agents, air traffic controllers, CBP officers and other airport staff — working without pay and relying on community support at airports nationwide. In Omaha, neighbor Mike Scofield has organized meal deliveries for TSA agents, raising about $4,000 and partnering with Mangia Italiana. In northeast Ohio, the MAPS Air Museum, the Akron‑Canton Regional Foodbank and local volunteers will host a two‑day food pantry Oct. 20–21 for federal employees serving at or near Akron‑Canton Airport, with leftover items to remain available at the airport. In Little Rock, Clinton National Airport and local restaurants including Trio’s are coordinating regular meal donations and will hold a drive‑through food distribution in partnership with the Arkansas Foodbank. In the Bay Area, the Alameda County Community Food Bank ran a pop‑up food drive inside an Oakland TSA break room that served roughly 300 unpaid airport and federal workers. Food‑bank officials say such relief efforts will continue as long as needed to support workers who continue to serve despite the shutdown.