For more than 30 days many government workers have been out of work due to the shutdown — now coming up on a second paycheck. In a country where many struggle to make it through a pay period, this makes for tough times and difficult decisions.
Around the country, companies are trying to find ways to help workers make it through without going hungry: Chef José Andrés has led the charge, opening a resource center for furloughed workers, feeding people around the country through his World Central Kitchen, and offering free meals at his own restaurants (a trend that many other restaurants have adopted). Now Kraft Foods, the company behind the famous blue box of macaroni and cheese and so many other iconic foods, has stepped up: The corporation opened a pop-up store last week to provide free food to government workers in Washington, D.C.
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