AMES, Iowa — An Ames Mexican restaurant is aiming to help their community after SNAP benefits were delayed amidst the federal government shutdown.

El Jefe Authentic Mexican Cuisine posted on Facebook last week that it would be offering “community meals” to anyone in need at no cost, no questions asked. The meal contains either two tacos or two enchiladas (beef or chicken), as well as beans and rice.

“When they lost their jobs, everything, like it’s too hard, too hard to find some food. We try to help the people, like everybody, take home some food, something to eat tonight,” Santiago Flores with El Jefe said.

The restaurant will be offering the free meals every Monday throughout November.

Initially, the U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to pause SNAP payments starting November 1 as the department said it wasn’t able to continue to fund the program due to the government shutdown. On Monday, President Trump announced that SNAP would be partially funded with the use of an emergency fund; however, no information about how much or when beneficiaries of the program will receive those funds has been released.

To learn more about El Jefe and the community meals visit their Facebook page.