10 restaurants providing meals to those affected by lack of SNAP

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A government shutdown has led to partial payments for millions of Americans receiving SNAP benefits.

Local businesses in Eugene are offering free meals to those affected by the cuts.

Despite a judge's order to find funds for the country's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, benefits have not been distributed this month to the tens of millions of Americans who rely on the program.

As the government shutdown became the longest in history , the 75,000 people in Lane County who normally receive SNAP are left wondering how they will feed their families.

Local businesses, nonprofits, and individuals have rallied to keep their own communities fed. Restaurants around Eugene are vowing to help feed their neighbors who are losing access to SNAP benefits in diffe