NC food bank loses 1 million pounds of food due to federal cuts

Mercer County Food Bank to hold 'Stuff the Truck' in Hermitage

HERMITAGE, Pa. (WKBN) - Directors with the Mercer County Food Bank are looking for some help this weekend. They will be holding a "Stuff-the-Truck" event this Saturday at Donofrio's supermarket in Hermitage from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Organizers say they're being forced to rely on local donations to make up for funding cuts that have been coming from the federal government. They're hoping to collect at least 5,000 pounds of non-perishable food items t…

NC food bank loses 1 million pounds of food due to federal cuts

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- A food bank in the Piedmont Triad is down on food donations due to federal cuts. "Across 18 counties, including 332 food pantries. We're providing about 80% of the food they receive. The fact that we're going to get 1 million pounds less will impact what we get to them, which means those pantries will have less to provide to our neighbors in need," Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina CEO Eric Aft sa…