SZA partnered with Jon & Vinny’s to distribute free meals in LA to SNAP recipients as authorities funding stays unsure.

SZA and Los Angeles eatery Jon & Vinny’s have joined forces at hand out 1,400 complimentary meals to native households counting on SNAP advantages, providing aid as federal help applications face uncertainty throughout potential authorities shutdowns.

The seven-day initiative, which runs from November 11 via November 17, will present 100 takeout dinners for 2 every day at Jon & Vinny’s Slauson Avenue location.

The meals can be found to group members who obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) advantages, with as much as 4 meals allowed per family. Pickup occasions can be scheduled between 3 P.M. and 5 P.M. every day.

The collaboration was introduced in a joint Instagram publish on Monday, November 10, with each SZA and Jon & Vinny’s sharing the identical message:

“Yall know how much I love Jon and Vinny’s!! But it ain’t no fun if the Homies can’t have none !!”

The publish continued, “Last week @sza reached out to us with an idea and now, with her help, it’s a reality. Over the next 7 days we are partnering with her NOT Charity to provide 1400 free meals (100 dinners for 2 per day) for Los Angeles community members who receive SNAP.”

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The effort comes at a time when thousands and thousands of Americans face meals insecurity as a result of political gridlock in Washington.

SNAP supports roughly 40 to 42 million low-income Americans month-to-month, distributed to over 22 million households nationwide.​

The program deployed about $8 billion month-to-month earlier than the shutdown; with out federal appropriations, advantages had been paused or drastically diminished for November 2025.

SZA’s NOT Charity, which she launched to help underserved communities, is main the cost on this partnership.

The meals are designed to offer not simply nourishment however consolation, particularly for households navigating financial hardship in a metropolis the place the price of residing continues to climb.

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