Gwinnett County teen raises money for food donations as SNAP benefits paused due to shutdown

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Gwinnett County teen is stepping up to help families in need as SNAP benefits are paused during the government shutdown.

Jaeleon Hawkins-Jones is a high school junior who decided he need to do something when SNAP benefits were paused.

“What made me decide that is because if leadership isn’t going to do it, we as citizens have to step up for each other, and I knew that if I wasn’t going to do it who was,” Hawkins-Jones said…

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