US EditionTrump cuts fund that provided produce to low-income families
- Congress is considering cuts to SNAP, impacting low-income Americans' ability to afford food.
- A Republican blueprint passed the House in February seeks to lower taxes and offset revenue loss with spending cuts.
- SNAP, costing the federal government $100 billion in 2024, faces potential reductions through the farm bill.
- SNAP provided food aid to 41.7 million Americans last year, but cuts could stiffen work requirements.
- Proposed SNAP cuts may increase food insecurity and strain food banks already struggling to meet demand.
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Inside the Greater Cleveland Food Bank: What’s at risk under Trump cuts?
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Six months from now, some of the towering shelves inside the Greater Cleveland Food Bank may stand hauntingly bare, their once-packed pallets reduced to empty spaces -- proof of federal cuts that have halted food supplies as the risk of hunger surges across Northeast Ohio.
Louisiana farmers face tough decisions after federal cuts: 'We can't afford to make a living'
The Trump administration cut U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that helped food banks and school purchase food from small local farmers. The two federal programs, called Local Food for Schools and Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement, provided about $1 billion to schools and food banks across the nation.
Trump cuts fund that provided produce to low-income families
The nonprofit Missoula Food Bank and Community Center announced on Tuesday that the administration of President Donald Trump has slashed a federal funding source that provided about 91,000 pounds of fresh food last year to low-income families in the area.
GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts amid rising food costs – Metro Philadelphia
Congress may soon consider whether to cut spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the main way the government helps low-income Americans put food on the table. The Conversation U.S. asked Tracy Roof, a political scientist who has researched the history of government nutrition programs, to explain what’s going on and why the effort to reduce spending on SNAP benefits, which can be used to purchase groceries, could falter. Why d…
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