Funding cuts threaten food security in Kern County
"It does not make any sense that you have Kern County which is one of the top 2 [agriculture] producing counties in America and yet here we have one of the highest rates of food insecurity," said ...
Federal USDA cuts hit food banks, up to 300 distribution sites across Kern
The Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP, is funded by USDA. The Community Action Partnership of Kern, known as CAPK’s ...
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California food banks brace for funding cuts, and not only from the Trump administration
Food aid is one of numerous competing priorities California lawmakers will have to juggle in the face of steep potential ...
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USDA funding cuts jeopardize food security in Kern County
Across the nation, food banks are bracing for a ripple effect from a massive funding halt by the U.S. Department of ...
Food banks in Oregon face challenges as USDA pauses $500 million in deliveries nationwide
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Food banks across the country are scrambling to learn how federal budget cuts affect their food donations. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently paused $500 million ...
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Halt in federal deliveries to local food banks worries CAPK
A local food bank operator sounded the alarm Thursday over federal spending cuts it said will reduce eggs, milk, cheese and ...
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Iowa House bill would limit SNAP benefits to ‘healthy’ foods and drinks
Iowa House Republicans advanced a proposal Wednesday which would restrict SNAP users to only using benefits for "healthy food ...
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USDA cancels $4.3 million food delivery to Michigan food banks
The Food Bank Council of Michigan, which represents seven food banks across the state, said the deliveries would have ...
USDA cuts over $2 million worth of food typically scheduled for Mass. food banks
Over $3 million worth of food usually sent to Massachusetts food banks was canceled by the United States Department of ...
East Texas Food Bank losing over $850,000 after Trump administration cuts
The East Texas Food Bank has announced a total loss of $871,000 in food due to various funding cuts President Donald Trump ...
USDA pulls $500M in food bank funding, impacting food banks in Kansas City
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled $500 million in food bank funding, impacting organizations like Harvesters in Kansas City.
Local farmers struggling after USDA cuts
That garden soon bloomed into a full-time, 14-lot farm in Harvey, DaBackYardFarm. As the USDA cuts the funds that made the backyard business possible, they fear it won’t survive the financial drought ...