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Dad’s Front Yard Food Pantry Goes Viral

AJ Owen and his seven and nine year old sons from Whitehall, Pennsylvania, decided to help people struggling with SNAP benefit cuts by setting up a free food pantry in their front yard, starting with just $150 worth of groceries from ALDI on Steelers Sunday. By the next morning, an astonishing 70 percent of the food was already gone, proving just how desperately their community needed help. Owen posted about the pantry on local Facebook pages and TikTok, sharing videos of the small operation he had created with his boys using one tote and two hand coolers filled with nonperishables.

Just days later, Owen walked outside to check his mailbox and discovered something that left him completely frozen in shock: an envelope stuffed with thousands of dollars in cash and a simple note reading “May God prosper and bless your food pantry.” His tearful TikTok video revealing the anonymous donation went massively viral, racking up nearly 18 million views and over 4 million likes as people around the world were moved by the act of generosity. The response has been overwhelming, with donations pouring in from community members, local police, and even Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Yahya Black who surprised Owen with a ton of food for the pantry. What started with one tote and two coolers has exploded into long plastic tables filled with everything from fresh eggs and bread to instant meals, with fully stocked weatherproof bins arriving at his door. Owen has already spent the first $700 of the anonymous donation on supplies, and the 24/7 pantry continues to serve anyone in need, proving that when you give people an opportunity to help, they absolutely will.

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