PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned that thousands of Americans would not be receiving food assistance next month due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, a small Portland coffee shop is stepping up to help.

The volunteer-run nonprofit Heretic Coffee announced that it will offer free breakfast to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.

"For me, it was a very simple calculus," said Josh White, who owns the business. "We are a coffee shop that has food. People will now be going without it, and we just knew we needed to feed our Portland community."

In the two days since making the announcement, he said the shop has been flooded with donations and volunteer applications. By Tuesday afternoon, they had received more than $97,000 in donat

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