Owners of a restaurant in Baltimore's Fells Point are collecting food for people in need as the government shutdown continues, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding is in doubt.

Alisha and Gabriel Adibe, who own Oleum in Fells Point, jumped into action, knowing people were losing their food assistance benefits.

"We're new to Baltimore, and when I found out this was going on, where a lot of people were not going to get benefits, I was like, 'We've got to do something,'" Alisha Adibe said.

The couple has been collecting donations of canned food from the community and from their food suppliers to create a mini food pantry for people in need.

They also made pasta and sandwiches to offer people, not just ingredients, but a meal.

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