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One Fair Wage launched the Service Workers SNAP Emergency Fund amid the ongoing government shutdown

The fund offers cash aid and food access for low-wage restaurant and service workers losing SNAP benefits

OFW says the crisis highlights poverty wages, urging living wages over temporary relief solutions

As the government shutdown enters its second month, and about 42 million low-income Americans prepare to go without their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy food for the holiday season, human rights organizations are stepping in to assist.

In a Nov. 4 press release obtained by PEOPLE, labor advocacy group One Fair Wage (OFW) announced it has launched the Service Workers SNAP Emergency Fund , a relief effort aimed at helping restaurant a

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