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SZA’s NOT Charity and Jon & Vinny’s Launch Weeklong Free-Meal Program for L.A. SNAP Recipients

The giveaway targets SNAP households facing paused benefits during the prolonged shutdown.

Overview

  • The distribution runs November 11–17 at Jon & Vinny’s Slauson Avenue location, offering 100 dinners for two each day.
  • Eligible recipients must email [email protected] to reserve pickup between 3–5 p.m. PT, with up to four meals per household.
  • Organizers plan to provide 1,400 meals in total as a focused, short-term response to food-assistance disruptions.
  • SNAP, which serves roughly 40–42 million people and previously disbursed about $8 billion monthly, saw November benefits paused or reduced during the shutdown.
  • The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to keep full payments frozen, and the Senate passed a shutdown-ending bill that still needs House approval.