Portland Coffee Shop Raises Over $87,000 To Feed People Losing Benefits As Government Shuts Down

Portland Coffee Shop Raises Over $87,000 To Feed People Losing Benefits As Government Shuts Down

Portland Coffee Shop Raises Over $87,000 To Feed People Losing Benefits As Government Shuts Down credit – Heretic Coffee Shop, taken as screengrab from homepage Having crested 30 days of government shutdown, a Portland coffee shop has stepped up to channel donations towards supporting those in need. With Americans’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lagging, Heretic Coffee Shop, which itself operates on a not-for-profit base, has raised $87,000 to replace that welfare. With a model of selling coffee to afford the time and supplies to help people train to become coffee roasters and baristas, Heretic already radiates a civic mindset, Run by volunteers at 5120 S.E. 28th Ave., Heretic began soliciting donations on Tuesday. By 10 a.m., the shop had raised $72,000, rising to $86,000 by closing time. “Over two thousand of you have given toward this cause,” wrote owner Josh White in an Instagram post. “We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: when the system fails us, it…