USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks

USDA cuts impact Kansas City metro food banks, nonprofits

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled $500 million of funding for food banks nationwide.  Those cuts have impacted Harvesters, the Kansas City metro food bank serving over 900 nonprofits, including shelters, food pantries and community kitchens in Kansas and Missouri.  Jackson County taxpayers should see no more than 15% assessment increase: judge Last week, Harvesters learned that vital food deliveries going t…

Federal funding, food delivery cuts impact local food bank

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told state agencies and partner organizations that it is canceling $5 million in grant opportunities that support farm-to-school programs and other local food aid. The cancellation of 2025 Farm to School funds comes after USDA also terminated $1 billion that schools and food banks used to buy food from nearby farmers and also cancelled $500 million in in deliveries to food banks for fiscal year 2025 through…

Eastern Iowa food banks and pantries react to funding and delivery cuts

The Agriculture Department’s decision to halt half a billion dollars in deliveries to food banks across the country is now being felt in Eastern Iowa.

USDA Cuts Eliminate Some Shipments To Regional Food Bank

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee is facing a shortage of 10 truckloads of food after a cancellation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The federal government has canceled the shipment of semais loaded with dairy products, meat, and eggs that were scheduled to arrive at the Coachella Valley food bank. The shipments are 10 trailers loaded with food that were scheduled to be delivered in the coming weeks to FIND Food Bank, which serves 125,000 people monthly by distributing 20 million pounds of food to low-income families, organizations, and churches. The funds and food come from …

USDA cancels food bank deliveries nationwide, Hunger Task Force says

Hunger Task Force on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled deliveries to food banks nationwide.