. >> reporter: tonight, this family includes billy and his wife, who treated chief michael mcclintocknd his family to dinner. >> they just toughed it out. they don't say a lot. they're proud. and so it's got to be tough. >> reporter: and it has been. he's a health services tech nick with the coast guard's pacific strike team. he goes to work, but he hasn't been paid for weeks due to the government shutdown. >> the last two weeks have been stressful and difficult. there's been loans and payment deferments. >> reporter: he said they were happy to hear the white house reopen the government. but then what? >> it's really just a band-aid, and i'm afraid that we're going to be in the same exact position in three weeks. >> reporter: christine's husband also works for the coast guard. they're behind on bills and used savings to pay rent. across the bay area, many families have turned to local food banks and other charities just to meet basic needs like food. >> do i just horde these paychecks because i'm nervous, will we be able to pay for our kid's food? >> reporter: some federal workers too

> reporter: the mcclintock family includes billy and his wife who treated coast guard chief michael mcclintock and his family to dinner. >> you know, they're just toughing it out. they don't really say a lot. they're proud. and so it's got to be tough. >> reporter: and it has been. chief mcclintock is a health services technician with the coast guard's pacific strike team based in novato. he goes to work but he hasn't been paid in weeks due to the government shutdown. >> the last two weeks have been stressful and difficult. there's been loans and payment deferments. >> reporter: heather says they were happy to hear the white house announce a three-week stop-gap bill reopening the government through at least february 15, but then what? >> it's really just a band-aid. i'm afraid that we're going to be in the same exact position in three weeks. >> reporter: christine's husband also works for the coast guard. they're behind on bills and used savings to pay rent. across the bay area many coast guard families have turned to food banks and other charities just to meet basic needs, like food. >> do i

michael and his family to dinner. >> you know, they're just toughing it out. they don't really say a lot. they're proud. and so it's got to be tough. >> reporter: and it has been. chief mcclintock is a health services technician with the coast guard's pacific strike team based in novato. he goes to work but he hasn't been paid in weeks due to the government shutdown. >> the last two weeks have been stressful and difficult. there's been loans and payment deferments. >> reporter: heather says they were happy to hear the white house announce a three-week stop-gap bill reopening the government through at least february 15, but then what? >> it's really just a band-aid. i'm afraid that we're going to be in the same exact position in three weeks. >> reporter: christine's husband also works for the coast guard. they're behind on bills and used savings to pay renti. across the bay area many coast guard families have turned to food banks and other charities just to meet basic needs, like food. >> do i just hoard these paychecks because i'm nervous. will we be able to pay for our kids' food. >> reporter: some federal workers took advantage of no-interest loans which they were offered whi