Overview
- Meal pickup runs Nov. 11–17 from 3–5 p.m. at Jon & Vinny’s Slauson Avenue location, with 100 dinners for two prepared each day.
- SNAP recipients must reserve by emailing [email protected], with up to four meals per family and assigned pickup times.
- The partnership will distribute 1,400 free meals and was launched after SZA approached the restaurant through her NOT Charity.
- The initiative addresses urgent food needs as SNAP payments have been paused or reduced for millions, including about 5.5 million Californians, during the ongoing shutdown and related litigation.
- The Senate passed legislation to end the shutdown on Monday, the House is slated to vote Wednesday, and the administration has asked the Supreme Court to keep full SNAP payments on hold.