LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The federal authorities shutdown will trigger almost half 1,000,000 folks to cease receiving SNAP advantages beginning on Nov. 1. One native nonprofit is taking motion.
Vegas Helps, an area non-profit group devoted to supporting Las Vegas households in want, created VegasFoodBoxes, which can present $10,000 price of emergency pre-packaged meals containers on Monday, Nov. 3, to eligible households.
The meals containers are designed to assist Supplemental Diet Help Program, or SNAP, eligible households within the Las Vegas valley who’re vulnerable to shedding advantages because of the funding freeze.
Every pre-packaged bundle will embody nonperishable necessities and ready-to-cook groceries and will probably be restricted to at least one per family.
“We want to step in where we can,” Justin Woo, founding father of VegasFoodBoxes, mentioned. “This isn’t going to solve all the problems, but we hope others will come together and support our community. Every act of kindness helps.”
The initiative was created by Vegas Helps in an effort to bridge the hole whereas long-term options from native and state companies are nonetheless in dialogue.
These counting on SNAP are inspired to go to this hyperlink to finish a brief registration type earlier than Sunday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. Functions will probably be verified for eligibility, and authorized members will obtain pickup particulars by electronic mail or telephone.
Further meals drives and meals help in Nevada may be discovered right here.
Those that want to donate to Vegas Helps can go to this web site.
“Anyone can contribute any amount; even $10 can help feed a family in need,” a launch from the non-profit mentioned. “As donations grow, more food boxes will be prepared and distributed to support families across the Las Vegas valley.”
