People across the country are coming together to create unique and free food opportunities amid delays in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown.

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , a dad and his young sons’ mission to feed the community is touching millions in a now viral video on social media.

Last Sunday, AJ Owen and his sons, ages seven and nine, decided they wanted to help people who are losing their SNAP benefits by making free food available in the front yard of their Whitehall home.

"By the next morning, we had everything out, about 70% of it was gone," Owen told Pittsburgh's WTAE . "That told us immediately there’s a need for this in our area, which is one, we're so grateful to be able to help, two, so sad that so many people do

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