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Businesses in Pinellas County come together to keep kids from going hungry during government shutdown In Safety Harbor, this restaurant called Gigglewaters jump-started the effort to feed the community.

I don’t wanna sift through literally hundreds of alerts so I leave you here. 🐸✊❤️‍🩹

"There is no shame in it...feed your children, feed yourself. I hope they are just happy and when they are in a better position and they can help other people, great.”

“Children in kindergarten through 12th grade since Oct. 30 began receiving ne free kids meal per day at both locations.”

Uncertainty over SNAP benefits has Philadelphians becoming ‘grocery buddies’ On social media and at community pantries, Philly-area residents are taking a grassroots approach to mutual aid akin to the early days of the pandemic.

“In recent weeks, food pantries across the region have been bombarded by phone calls from people looking to donate time or money. Largely defunct community fridges are getting new donations. And local businesses are carving out special hours for people who need a snack or a meal.”

The Philly-Area Restaurants Offering Free Food Amid Looming SNAP Shutdown Your guide to local businesses offering free tacos, pretzels, pizzas, groceries, and more to help combat food insecurity.

“The millimeter of silver lining to all of this is that some local businesses are stepping up to help keep people fed. From restaurants offering free food to can drives to food distribution initiatives, here’s where to find aid. Because food is a human right, and everyone deserves to eat.”

Free $50 of food for SNAP participants at these Charlotte-area farmers' market With the pause of SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown, participants can receive a free $50 food voucher at participating farmers' market vendors.

“The initiative provides $50 in wooden SNAP tokens per market day to eligible residents-without requiring any funds to be spent from their EBT cards.”

More than 2000 show up at New Birth Baptist Church for food giveaway as SNAP freeze begins The church says the food giveaway ended early due to the overwhelming number of people who showed up.

More than 2000 show up at New Birth Baptist Church for food giveaway as SNAP freeze begins The church says the food giveaway ended early due to the overwhelming number of people who showed up.

WA food banks preparing for surging demand with reduction of SNAP benefits As the community braces for potential reductions in SNAP benefits, local organizations and schools are mobilizing to support vulnerable populations, highlighting the critical role of food assistance p...

“Backpack Brigade currently provides weekend meals to over 5,000 local students…Some schools are creatively setting up pantries, similar to food banks, on-site to help families access food where their children are enrolled.”
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SNAP benefits in Massachusetts are set to freeze. Here's how to find food and where to donate. Massachusetts is working to shore up food banks as funding for SNAP benefits is set to lapse.

Local cities and towns are also stepping up. In Watertown, there is a new initiative underway that allows residents to leave food donations at their doorsteps for city workers to collect and deliver to local food pantries.

Jersey Shore restaurants offer free kids' meals to help feed families as SNAP uncertainty grows Down the Shore, two beloved restaurants are offering free kids' meals to families uncertain about the future of their SNAP benefits.

“Beginning Saturday, eligible children can order any item on the kids' menu for free. All they have to do is show their SNAP card.”

To meet the moment, the county’s Department of Emergency Management will be coordinating a coalition of community partners that will include churches and schools.

“We usually do about one or two mobile food distributions a month, and now we are just going to try to increase that as much as possible

Denver food halls start donation drive for SNAP recipients Six food halls are coming together to raise funds and donations for Denver metro food banks as the federal government suspends its nutritional assistance program for the first time in history.

“They are placing collection bins in their common areas and competing to see which can donate the most goods in one month.”

FOX 13 and Utah Food Bank team up to Scare Away Hunger As the government shutdown continues, thousands of Utah families could soon lose access to critical food assistance. FOX 13 is partnering with Utah Food Bank to help ensure no Utahn goes hungry.

FOX 13 and Utah Food Bank team up to Scare Away Hunger

Free food and other assistance for Colorado Springs-area families affected by government shutdown restrictions Worry over the impending freeze on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program coupled with some federal workers not being paid due to the continuing government shutdown is contributing to increased...

Free food and other assistance for Colorado Springs-area families affected by government shutdown restrictions

I’m gonna make that thread! 🧵

“Several new efforts are underway…Ent Credit Union is offering a $25,000 matching gift to support emergency fundraising efforts to Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado , which is headquartered in Colorado Springs, the institution announced Thursday.”

Is this…it can’t…am I experiencing…. hope for our country? (Knock on wood)

I need a thread of communities being more effective at feeding Americans than the government.

The cuts to snap benefits feels personal. I think my neighbors feel it too. We showed up 🐸✊❤️‍🩹

Advocates Warn of ‘Forced Labor’ Camp for Homeless People in Utah Designed to Enforce Trump Order | Common Dreams Advocates warn that Utah's massive new homeless facility, which it's building to comply with Trump's executive order on homelessness, will be an "internment camp" that subjects those detained to force...

So it begins….again….

Google outlines Graham NC city boundaries

That is some insane gerrymandering…

Powerful women tend to be called by their first name. It's not an accident NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to University of Houston's Mirya Holman about why women in political leadership tend to be referred to by their first names more often than their male counterparts.

Crockett, not Jasmine, bitchhhh

“if you've noticed people referring to Trump, Biden and Kamala, it's not your imagination….You are making her the exception and not giving her that very small piece of respect that we give people in positions of power.”

US judge decertifies Apple app store class action A federal judge on Monday decertified a class action by tens of millions of Apple customers who accused the company of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps by banning purchases outside its App Store, leading to higher prices.

lol “Rogers said the plaintiffs "failed to provide a model capable of reliably showing classwide injury and damages in one stroke."

Laugh Factory manager charged with assaulting Border Patrol agent outside Chicago comedy club last week The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the North Side comedy club last week.

Video posted on the club's Instagram page shows Griffin standing on the street during the incident, holding onto a piece of construction scaffolding with a white SUV belonging to federal agents pulled up next to him, its door open against his body.”

lol

King Trump: Destroying past, present, and future.

Protesters march on NC legislature as House lawmakers advance new congressional districts The new districts aim to increase the number of Republicans who represent North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives from 10 to 11. It could become law as soon Wednesday.

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Apparently, I need mental health breaks from checking the weather. Just burn down this timeline already 🫩

Maybe vouchers for homeschooling will work out for the best….

yahoo. 'No Kings' backlash 6m ago Speaker Johnson defends calling anti-Trump protests 'Hate America' rallies. Says his comment was about messages, not people. this week this veek

You misplaced the quotation marks

An illustration of Circus Lane in Edinburgh.

A couple of years ago I did a series of drawings of Edinburgh neighbourhoods.

I know now that I’m not a big fan of drawing architecture, so I won’t be doing more, but these are a nice reminder of my early days in illustration.

This is Circus Lane, the most photographed street in Edinburgh.

I love showing you
these snippets of life in Kyiv.

May they remind you
that life goes on here.

Pumpkin season.