USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks

USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms

Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm.

Open Door needs on rise, but funding declines

Officials at the The Open Door Food Pantry in Perquimans County say they must find innovative solutions to ensure the pantry can continue its mission light of recent federal budget cuts.

Chester County Food Bank funding loss “devastating,” say officials

Elected officials from Chester County reacted with alarm at news of funding suspension of $250,000 to the Chester County Food Bank by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, calling it “heartless” and “devastating” and noting the significant role the organization plays in curbing hunger in the county’s needy and disadvantaged population. “The USDA’s cancellation of the (Food Bank’s) food orders for their Emergency Food Assistance Program is a devast…

Millions in federal cuts leave western Washington food banks scrambling

Food banks in western Washington are trying to figure out how to fill the gap after millions of dollars in federal funding was cancelled.

Montana food banks hit by cuts to federal assistance

Montana food banks are set to lose more than 300,000 pounds of food after significant cuts to a federal program that purchases healthy foods to distribute to those in need. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed earlier this week that it canceled $500 million in purchases for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, according to a press release from the Missoula Food Bank and Community Center. The Montana Food Bank Network, which distributes…

Miami Valley food banks lose out on semi-loads of food after feds cancel shipments

Second Harvest Food Bank and the Foodbank Inc. are just two food banks in Ohio who learned millions of dollars in food is no longer coming.