SNAP benefits at risk, local communities stepping up!

jordanlund@lemmy.world to Political Discussion and Commentary@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

You might have heard that with the government shut down, SNAP benefits for November (you might know them as “food stamps” though that’s not technically accurate anymore) are at risk:

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/americans-prepare-halt-snap-benefits-im-hungry-kids/story?id=126908769

Well, a local coffee shop here is stepping up:

Check your local community, people are pulling together!

The coffee shop estimates a breakfast burrito and coffee is $15 so I’m kicking in 10 meals worth, I challenge other folks to do something similar.

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