US Shutdown Halts Food Aid, Hitting Black Americans Hardest

Butts County food banks fill the gap as SNAP funding help up

Americans continue to struggle to feed their families as retail food prices continue to increase. Now, families who rely on the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, historically known as food

US shutdown halts food aid, hitting Black Americans hardest

As federal funding for SNAP stalls amid a government shutdown, millions of Americans face food insecurity, with Black and Native American communities disproportionately affected by systemic inequities and chronic underfunding of food aid programmes

Billionaires pitch in to plug food aid gaps during US shutdown

Crypto tycoon Mike Novogratz and venture capitalist Michael Moritz are among the wealthy donating millions to help feed those losing access to the SNAP program.

End of federal food aid could hit Black Americans hardest

One in eight Americans use federal food aid but halting the SNAP program would hurt Black Americans more than anyone else

The end of SNAP aid could hit Black Americans hardest

The halt of federal food aid will disproportionately hurt Black Americans, experts say.