US EditionEnd of Food Security Reports Could Impact NWA Nonprofit
The USDA cited cost and political bias for ending the survey that showed 13.5% of households faced food insecurity in 2023, affecting Arkansas Foodbank's response efforts.
- On September 20, 2025, USDA revealed plans to discontinue its annual Household Food Security Reports, with the final edition scheduled for release on October 22, 2025.
- This decision comes in the wake of the Trump administration halting emergency food aid programs and the enactment of a comprehensive domestic policy package earlier this year that reduces and tightens restrictions on SNAP benefits.
- Charities and experts criticize ending the reports amid rising food insecurity nationally and in states like Nevada, where 15 percent of residents face food insecurity.
- Anne Filipic of Share Our Strength said the move aims to hide hunger evidence amid rising food costs and severe SNAP cuts, while Beth Martino warned of harm to local hunger relief efforts.
- Ending the reports could hinder accurate tracking of hunger trends and policy impacts, making it harder for communities and policymakers to address food insecurity effectively.
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Food Banks dealing with end of food insecurity survey
Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) – Local food banks may see more difficulties in determining how many people in their communities are going hungry. That’s after the USDA announced that it will end the longstanding Household Food Security Report, calling it “redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous.” Great Plains Food Bank says that this report was an important part of how they compare local needs to the national level. Despite the changes, they say they…
USDA cancels food security report that anti-hunger advocates say showed the effects of food policies • Daily Montanan
USDA is canceling a report that measured food security nationally. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA)The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled a report that hunger-fighting organizations say was “essential” data to see the results of federal and local policies aimed at ending hunger. USDA, in a news release about the decision said the reports were “redundant, costly, politicized” and did “nothing more than fear monger.” Paige Chickering, vice c…
End of food security reports could impact NWA nonprofit
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — After the U.S Department of Agriculture announced it will discontinue future Household Food Security Reports after thirty years, a local nonprofit that helps feed those in need in Northwest Arkansas is losing some of its data, which could impact its long-term planning. Executive Director Debbie Rambo of the Samaritan Community Center reports a 26% increase in the number of families visiting the center and seeking…
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