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USDA halts more than $1B in funding for local food banks, schools

The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled grants totaling over $1 billion that supported food banks and schools to purchase food locally, impacting hunger relief efforts in Minnesota.
Allison O'Toole from Second Harvest Heartland reported that Minnesota faces a food insecurity crisis, highlighting record high visits of 9 million to food shelves in 2024.
Virginia Witherspoon from Channel One Food Bank reported that her organization is facing grant freezes, impacting their ability to purchase food from local producers.
O'Toole emphasized that any cuts to SNAP benefits could exacerbate the current food insecurity crisis in Minnesota, stressing the need for urgent government action.

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‘Our People Are Hungry’: What Federal Food Aid Cuts Mean in a Warming World

The sudden funding cuts of the USDA have left food banks and aid programs struggling to support communities facing food insecurity.

17 days ago

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Va. farm-to-school and food banks lose federal funding

For Brick Goldman, 73, farming isn't just his career, it's a way of life that's been passed down through six generations.

21 days ago·Cherokee County, United States

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Federal confusion reverberates in Alabama

Last week, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries learned it would no longer be receiving funding from the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.

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Metro Atlanta food bank concerned about USDA cuts to local food programs

Some say it streamlines government waste while others say it hurts Georgia farmers and children.

22 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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As federal aid stops, local feeding program official looks to Charleston to help West Virginia veterans, families

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its plan to ax two programs which help schools and food banks support local farmers and feed people. In an email to CBS News, federal officials confirmed that USDA will slash $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers, part of what the agency said was a decision to "return to long-term, fiscally responsible initia…

22 days ago

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East Texas Food Bank responds to Trump administration funding cut

TYLER, Texas (KETK) - The East Texas Food Bank has responded to recent cuts President Donald Trump's administration has made to U.S. Department of Agriculture food bank and school food funding programs. LIST: Tyler restaurants embracing farm-to-table dining The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had cut more than a $1 billion dollars in funding to two programs which help provide locally grown food to s…

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