AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Big Jim’s Pizza Company is stepping up to support children affected by the end of SNAP benefits on Nov. 1.
Owner Jim Dewitz is offering a free slice of pizza to kids 15 and under, as the government shutdown leaves nearly 3.5 million Texans without benefits.
Dewitz, who experienced food insecurity himself, said, “I would go hungry sometimes, and that happened pretty often, you know. I grew up on pancakes because pancake mix and water are pretty cheap, you know. And that was the main thing. I still like them for some reason, believe it or not. But you know, it was, but that was part of it.”…