Southwest Florida outlets of a chicken salad restaurant are offering free meals for children until SNAP benefits are restored.

The SNAP EBT benefits are to be discontinued as of Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.

A Facebook post by the Chicken Salad Chick chain said children would eat free at the Fort Myers, Estero and Port Charlotte Chicken Salad Chick locations until the benefits get restored.

“We are not taking sides or making this political. We just believe that no child should ever go hungry,” the chain’s statement said. “Any child visiting our Fort Myers, Estero and Port Charlotte restaurants will receive a free Kid’s Meal until SNAP benefits are restored in Florida. Please limit to 1 Kid’s Meal per child…the child must be present and eat in the dining room.

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