A Colorado Springs restaurant is stepping up to help federal workers affected by the ongoing government shutdown by offering free meals to furloughed employees and their families.
Poor Richard’s, a local establishment, is providing complimentary meals to any furloughed workers who show their federal ID. The offer extends to their families at no cost during the shutdown.
“A lot of us are, you know, that’s our livelihood,” said Jenna Dittman, a furloughed National Park Service intern whose position has been on hold for nearly a month…