US Edition‘Compassion Is Not Political’: Tyler Perry Reportedly Donates $1.4 Million to Help Families Amid SNAP Benefit Cuts
Tyler Perry gave $1.4 million to food charities addressing hunger and reduced SNAP benefits amid crisis in metro Atlanta and Los Angeles, aiding vulnerable groups.
- Earlier this week, Tyler Perry donated $1.4 million to help people during the food crisis, supporting metro Atlanta nonprofits including Atlanta Community Food Bank, Meals on Wheels Atlanta, Caring for Others, and Los Angeles nonprofit Baby2Baby.
- As the shutdown squeezed SNAP funding, USDA warned the program lacked funds for full November benefits, while community organizations, food banks and pantries worked overtime amid thousands of furloughed federal employees.
- Having experienced homelessness himself, Perry moved to Atlanta in the 1990s and lived homeless on Sylvan Road, and a source close to Perry said he `knows firsthand what it feels like to be hungry and homeless`.
- The donation targets urgent shortages such as newborns' potential lack of access to formula and helps millions affected by the SNAP benefit freeze that took effect on November 1, following federal judges' Nov. 7 deadline.
- Perry has a history of large donations, frequently aiding metro Atlanta and beyond, including paying for groceries at 44 Kroger locations during the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting his status among the world's billionaires.
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Tyler Perry Donates $1.4M To Organizations Helping Families On SNAP As Supreme Court Halts Order For Benefits To Be Fully Funded
Y’all know when Tyler Perry steps in, he doesn’t do anything halfway — and this time, the billionaire filmmaker is once again putting his money where his heart is. While the nation braces for the ripple effects of a government shutdown, millions of Americans are facing the possibility of losing a crucial lifeline. While the Supreme Court has now blocked a major funding order, Perry is making sure families don’t go hungry.RELATED: Still Applying …
Ah, SNAP! Trump Ordered To Fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program By Friday, Tyler Perry Donates $1.4M To Food Charity
Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images/Bennett Raglin/Getty Im / Getty The loss of SNAP benefits has been looming large for weeks now as the Republican-led government shutdown has put food insecurity at the top of list of things concerning Americans. Millions of families, including MAGA families, are at risk of not being able to afford groceries for themselves and their children as a result of Trump’s flagrant apathy toward publi…
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