Airports set up donation drives for unpaid TSA officers during DHS funding crisis

As the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, many Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) are "struggling."

The post continued, "Visa gift cards cannot be accepted."

It suggested that "drop-off locations can be found at Final Approach cell phone lot and in the Jeppesen Terminal," the post continued.

The Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) in Nevada announced it's partnered with the Children's Cabinet to deliver critical resources directly to impacted federal employees, such as weekly groceries.

"We are incredibly grateful to our TSA officers at RNO, who continue to show up every day to keep our community safe, even while facing uncertainty," said Jensen in the release.

"Their commitment to public safety does not go unnoticed, and we appreciate our community and the Children's Cabinet for stepping up to support them," he added.

In Seattle, the airport opened a TSA food pantry to support officers.

Over 300 airport security officers have left TSA since the start of the DHS shutdown, with callouts - or unscheduled absences - rising to an average of 6% during the shutdown, a TSA official confirmed to Fox News Digital this week. 

White said that thanks to the financial support of his family, he's been able "to show up" for his work.

"However, there are a lot of officers here who do not have those resources or family commitments from others [to help them out]."