Burgerville is the latest Pacific Northwest restaurant to announce free food for those reeling from the loss of federal food stamp benefits, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
Benefits stopped on Nov. 1 as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, but are now set to be partially restored. A pair of judges ruled Friday that the federal government must keep the food aid program running, according to the Associated Press. President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it would comply with the ruling, The Associated Press reported, but it’s unclear how much money SNAP recipients will get or how quickly those funds will be available.
The national food aid program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net. It costs about $8 billion per month nationally…