These Dallas-Area Businesses are Supporting SNAP Recipients

From local restaurants to grocery delivery services, here are a few places where you can find additional support if your benefits have been delayed.

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Chicken Salad Chick

The fast casual restaurant is offering free meals for kids impacted by a delay in SNAP benefits. No purchase is necessary. Some locations may ask for an ID or SNAP EBT card. Chicken Salad Chick has multiple locations in DFW, including in Midlothian, Fort Worth and Southlake.

DoorDash

DoorDash is waiving delivery and service fees for SNAP recipients during the month of November. Qualifying orders include those for groceries at stores such as Dollar General and Sprouts. Learn more here. DoorDash is also donating shelf-stable items to food banks throughout the U.S.

El Primo’s

El Primo’s is hosting a food drive at its restaurant each Saturday of November. The restaurant will also have meal kits on hand for pickup to ensure children impacted by the delay in SNAP benefits have access to food. Find out more here.

Gopuff

Gopuff delivery service is providing families impacted by SNAP benefit delays with two $25 credits toward groceries. Individuals have to load their SNAP EBT card into the app and then they can receive $25 off a grocery order between now and November 15. Another $25 credit toward a second order placed between November 16 and November 30 is available. Delivery is also free with these orders. Learn more here.

Instacart

For the month of November, Instacart is offering active SNAP EBT card holders 50% off their next grocery delivery order. To qualify, you must have placed an order with Instacart using your SNAP benefits in October. Learn more here.

King Kups

This McKinney-based food truck is offering free meals for children who are SNAP recipients. Follow them on social media to find out where they’ll be each day.

Wizard’s Sports Café and Rocco’s Italian Café

The restaurants in Richardson posted on social media that they will offer families receiving SNAP benefits free kids’ meals until SNAP benefits are reinstated. Parents must be present, but no purchase is necessary.

Need food assistance?

For those who’ve been impacted by a delay in SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown, North Texas Food Bank is here to help. Visit ntfb.org/get-help for a list of special food distributions or find a pantry near you at ntfb.org/find-food.