Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food

Feds Cut Key Food Program for Native Americans

After a federal program delivering fresh, local food to Native American reservations was abruptly cut, tribal leaders are scrambling to fill the void, fearing a return to food insecurity and loss of cultural traditions. The USDA has ended its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program, following a decision in...

America First Policy Institute Unveils Brief for Making America Healthy

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) on Thursday unveiled a brief that calls for systematic reform of America's federal nutrition programs, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. The post Exclusive: America First Policy Institute Unveils Brief for Making America Healthy Again, Reforming Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs appeared first on Breitbart.

Trump pledged to ‘Make America Healthy Again,’ then cut a program many tribes rely on for healthy food

The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.

Trump violated his own pledge by cutting program tribes need for healthy foods

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.As he has promoted the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, Robert F. Kenne...

The Great Betrayal: The Battle Against Making America Healthy Again

I write this as someone who has long worked across ideological divides to bring people together around shared values of health, freedom, and stewardship of the land. I have dedicated my life to helping heal the broken systems that shape our food and our future. I write this with deep respect for the courage it takes to lead, and with a profound commitment to the principles that unite us: The right to nourish our families, the freedom to protect …

Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the lack of healthy food options on Native reservations a “genocide.” Now the Trump administration has ended a program intended to fix the problem.