After federal food assistance money did not go out at the start of the month, the Army’s official nonprofit announced it would step in and offer grants to help soldiers and their families afford food during the government shutdown.

Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Tony Grinston, who serves as the CEO of Army Emergency Relief, said Monday morning that the charity would cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) payments for soldiers and their families. In a video posted to his LinkedIn page, and subsequently shared to the Army Reddit page, Grinston announced that the nonprofit will offer grants to help support soldiers in need.

“We got you,” Grinston said.

He directed soldiers to go to the Army Eme

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