CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Roughly 800,000 federal employees have not been receiving a paycheck due to the government shutdown. Several businesses in the Charlotte area and nationally are offering assistance to families impacted by the shutdown.
Click the links below for more information and complete terms and conditions.
Food and Drink:
Central Coffee – Free drip coffee
Queen City Grounds – Free batch brew coffee
Pure Pizza – Free pizza
Sky Asian Bistro – Free food on Sundays from 11am – 5pm
Your Mom’s Donuts – Free donut
Entertainment:
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens – Free admission
Slam Charlotte – Free admission to poetry readings at Booth Playhouse
Sky Zone – Free hour of jump time every Tuesday through Thursday until January 31st
Health and Beauty:
Be Yoga – Complimentary early bird class admission
I AM YOGA – Free yoga classes
Salon M2 – Free hair cuts
The Color Bar – Free hair cuts
Pet Care:
Banfield Pet Hospital – Flexible payment options
NODA Bark and Board – Daycare and boarding fees waived for clients who are federal employees
Financial Institutions:
Chase – Offering fee reversals and waiving monthly service fees
Wells Fargo – Offering fee reversals and waivers
Cable, Television & Communication Networks:
AT&T – Flexible payment options
Comcast – Flexible payment options
DirecTV – Bill pay extension
T-Mobile – Flexible payment options
Sprint – Flexible payment options
Verizon – Promise to Pay program
Utilities:
Piedmont Natural Gas – Flexible payment options
**If you are a local business and are helping support federal employees during the government shutdown please email us at webteam@wccbcharlotte.com and we will add your company to the list.
Public Transportation:
CATS Providing Free Rides To Federal Employees
