Website Created By Massachusetts Teen Directs People To Restaurants Offering Free Meals Amid SNAP Crisis

CBS Boston

Updated on: November 11, 2025

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey praised the community for stepping up to help people impacted by the government shutdown, while saying the state has fully funded SNAP benefits.

In Wellesley, a teenager named Sami Juma created a website called MySnapMap. The site features a map that directs people to restaurants and small businesses who are offering free meals and other aid to those in need.

"It's basically an interactive map, and on it, there are a bunch of points. I'm at 115," said Juma. "I saw these posts from small businesses offering free or heavily discounted meals, and I was blown away. These aren't corporations with large profit margins; these are people who have to pay their own bills. Each post linked to another restaurant that inspired them, so it created this link chain of generosity."

Click here for the full story via CBS Boston

CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.