I'm Kristan, and I live in Texas. I'm on disability and have been since my case was approved in 2017. I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. I live very frugally so I can make sure I can pay my rent and utilities. I get SNAP... or I did until the government shutdown. I'm asking for help so I can buy groceries for the month of November. I usually get $231 a month, and I only buy healthy foods. A lot of places nearby are stepping up to help, but their help is limited to people with kids. My household contains just me. If you can help out with a few dollars, I would really appreciate it.

*GFM says to detail how the money will be used. So I didn't think I would get any money out of this, honestly. And it's obvious that I've raised more than what I need for one month of groceries. I would be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to spend some of this on things other than food. But I won't. It's been more than a decade since I've been in a position where I could save money. I'm on disability, and I live check to check.

The restoration of my food stamps doesn't mean the end of food insecurity for me. Imo, as long as Trump is in office, I'm (and others like me) at risk of losing this critical social safety net. So I'm going to spend some of this on food this month and save the rest for the next time this happens.