Bangor Restaurant Giving Away 100 Free Meals Wednesday To Mainers In Need

Another Bangor restaurant is doing what it can to help folks in the wake of the recent delay of SNAP benefits.

Food insecurity has been on everyone's mind lately, especially since the government shutdown last month.

Last week, the Blaze restaurant group announced it would be offering half-priced meals during the week for anyone affected by the shutdown, including military personnel and government workers, along with those in the SNAP program.

Read More: Blaze Restaurants In Maine Offer Discounts For SNAP Recipients

This week, Moe's Original BBQ on Broadway in Bangor added its name to the roster of local businesses trying to do what they can to help folks get food.

They announced on their Facebook Page on Tuesday that they would be giving away free meals to those who need them, and that the staff had been working on prepping these meals since Monday!

Read More: How Maine Businesses Are Helping Residents Facing Food Insecurity

They will give the meals out on Wednesday, between 9 AM and 11 AM.

"...We’ll be handing out approx. 100 FREE 'Double-Wide Family Pack' meals - each of which will feed 3- 4 ppl. They’ll include 1# Pulled Pork (w/ BBQ sauce), 1 Pint of Baked Beans & 1 Pint of our Marinated Slaw, so you’ll get a few servings out of each. The food will be cold and need to be reheated. We’ll give them out until they’re gone."

The post goes on to say they plan to give one Family Pack per vehicle that shows up in the morning. Families don't have to show any special identification or anything; they just have to "feel insecure about food situation...period."

They say they will hand out the 100 meals until they are gone, and will be updating their social media to let folks know when and if they run out.

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There are resources available for Mainers experiencing food insecurity. You can call 211 or go to 211maine.org to get connected with are food cupboards and programs that can help.