Federal food aid cuts leave Mississippi families hungry for help

Beware: Cuts to food programs come in many disguises

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Alex Carter is a policy advocate for food security and affordable health care at Maine Equal Justice, a nonprofit civil legal aid and economic justice organization working to increase economic security, opportunity, and equity for people in Maine. Do you support our fede…

Kansas Meals on Wheels families, leaders fear potential federal funding cuts - Garden City Telegram

BY MORGAN CHILSONKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Fear that federal funding cuts will mean loved ones won’t receive nutritional food and safety checks through Meals on… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

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Federal food aid cuts leave Mississippi families hungry for help

POPLARVILLE — After a busy morning, more than 20 cars stretched down Main Street in Poplarville as over 300 people waited for their monthly grocery pickup from Jacob’s Well Recovery Center.

Montana food banks brace for impact of federal cuts

BILLINGS Montana food banks are expecting federal cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to decrease supply in the next food shipments.Montana Food Bank Network lost $2.5 million, or 40 percent, of their federal emergency food assistance funding in March, which led to a 600,000 pound decrease of food statewide for the year.WATCH: Montana food banks brace for impact of federal cutsThe food bank network distributes food from the pro…