Local officials to announce effects of Trump administration cuts to food programs

Some WA food bank clients getting less as providers stretch supply to cope with cuts

WA food bank leaders say recent cuts to federal funding under the Trump administration are coming at a time when the number of families in need has skyrocketed.

Local officials to announce effects of Trump administration cuts to food programs

File: Vegetables at a farmers market in San Diego County. (Courtesy San Diego County Water Authority) Farmers, food program providers, and labor leaders will meet with elected officials and others to discuss the importance of United States Department of Agriculture food assistance programs. The importance will be highlighted in an 11:30 press conference at Feeding San Diego. The USDA under theTrump administration announced it would end funding f…