These restaurants are offering deals to SNAP participants amid shutdown

With SNAP participants set to receive only partial benefits for November, several restaurants are giving away or discounting meals to assist anyone who relies on the food assistance program. Millions of Americans lost access to SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 amid the ongoing government shutdown. Two days later, the Trump administration told a federal judge it would use more than $4 billion in contingency funds to distribute 50% of the normal monthly benefits. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you a