On November 1st, federal SNAP food benefits for millions of Americans were paused for the first time since the country’s largest anti-hunger program began six decades ago. But one local organization continues to share food and build community. WMRA’s Meredith McCool reports.
The mission of Food Not Bombs is to recover and share free food with the public without restriction. Todd Christian is a volunteer with the nonprofit.
TODD CHRISTIAN: Food Not Bombs is a voluntary organization that’s been in Charlottesville at least 20 years, focused on donating food that is donated to us. So that can be local businesses with day-old bakery items. It can be farmers market gleanings. And this is all distributed once a week at IX Park, without any kind of barriers. It’s also a bit of a social event. Every distribution also has a potluck, so we meet and share whatever food people bring as a meal together…