Food Resources During the Shutdown

[Yeshuasdaughter]

In this thread, let's share restaurants and grocery stores that are offering free food or financial assistance in our local areas to families affected by the government shutdown. And also food banks too.

Please tell the city/state that the food or economic resource is located, and also contact info for said resource.

Also, TANF (Temporary cash Assistance to Needy Families) and WIC (supplemental food for pregnant women and children under 5) are paused during the shutdown. That's going to hurt the poorest families ability to pay rent or buy formula. Pregnant women won't be able to get food either.

These government programs, depending on the state also pays for some people's housing or medical expenses.

Let's also remember that military families and government employees are not getting paid right now, and are possibly going hungry or are late on housing, utility, and medical expenses.

So let's all chip in and post resources we are aware of in our local area to people affected by the government shutdown.

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IMPORTANT: NO POLITICAL COMMENTS WHATSOEVER!!

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Portland, Oregon

A news article listing restaurants that are offering free meals to people affected by the government shutdown:

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/th...ipients-during-the-federal-shutdown-10292025/

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Oregon: If you have any Oregon Trail Card benefits that are left over from October, those will still be active on your card in November.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Resources for food, housing, medical etc for Oregon:

211info | Connect. Inform. Empower.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Portland, OR

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Find Food Assistance in Grand Rapids, MI: A Comprehensive Directory of Food Pantries

 

[Judge]

Nevada depends on SNAP as well. So far proposals to make up the loss in benefits amount to just a fraction of what we had before. The main concern now seems to be time. That even if the gap is somehow filled, it will take a while to be implemented, if at all.

Shifting the burden to local food banks, impacting more than 500,000 citizens as of today.

At least there is still some hope of the federal judiciary permanently altering this fiscal dilemma. Though that in particular may take even more time to resolve. And hunger doesn't wait.

 

[oregano]

Grants Pass, Oregon: Blaze-N-Monkey restaurant offers free meals to kids affected by SNAP cutoff:

https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stori...cle_10cbeed8-3c16-4ad6-9dad-476697dee98c.html

 

[oregano]

Roseburg, Oregon: Roseburg Grocery Outlet offers 10% discount on food to holders of Oregon Trail (SNAP) cards:

Roseburg grocery store to provide aid amid SNAP benefits running out - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

 

[Mary Terry]

I may be wrong but I understand that the military is being paid and WIC payments have not been suspended. A federal judge just ordered the government to make SNAP payments. I'm sure the DOJ appellate lawyers are working overtime to reverse the lower court ruling.

I'm donating 15 cans of tuna and 20 Ramen noodle bowls to The Stewpot, a local food charity, on Monday. It's not much or very nutritious but those foods will stave off someone's hunger for a while.

 

[Aspychata]

This has been so stressful to read about. Our HOA tries to help those who need food and they are sponsoring a Thanksgiving dinner for those who can't cook.