What Cuts To USDA Funding Mean For America's Food Banks And Farms : 1A

What Cuts To USDA Funding Mean For America's Food Banks And Farms : 1A

Cuts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, specifically to programs funding farms, schools, and food banks, mean meals won't make it to many tables across the country.A new report from Feeding America found that people in every county are experiencing hunger. In some areas, child food insecurity is as high as 50 percent.How are food banks and farms responding to a loss in federal funding?Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio stati…

Food bank turning people away due to funding gap

Food bank turning people away due to funding gap A community foodbank said it has had to turn people away due to high demand and funding struggles. The Silver Road Community Centre in Norwich, Norfolk, started its food bank and community fridge in 2020, in response to the Covid pandemic. The food…