Your guide to local businesses offering free tacos, pretzels, pizzas, groceries, and more to help combat food insecurity.
With the threat of SNAP benefits coming to a halt November 1st, there will be a lot of people in our community facing food insecurity. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, 30 percent of Philadelphia (nearly 472,000 people) receive SNAP benefits. Factor in federal workers impacted by the lingering government shutdown — around 32,000 Philadelphians who have been furloughed or working without pay since October 1st, according to Billy Penn — and we have an impending hunger crisis on our hands.
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.
If you’re looking for more assistance phila.gov/food has an interactive map listing of food pantries, community refrigerators, and other resources. And for more on ways you can help, here’s our guide to groups redistributing surplus food.
Restaurants Offering Free Food
Juana Tamale, East Passyunk…