Farm Share: Food Banks Can’t Replace SNAP

Farm Share: Food banks can’t replace SNAP

When crises hit, America turns to its food banks. During COVID-19, organizations like Farm Share helped keep families fed through long months of uncertainty. We stayed because people needed us — through a pandemic, record price spikes, and storm seasons that seemed to arrive faster and hit harder. We will always be there for our neighbors. But we first need to be honest with the public: food banks cannot replace the Supplemental Nutrition Assist…

For one in eight Mainers, the Republican shutdown means going hungry

It's time to end this senseless political game.

For 1 in 8 Mainers, the Republican shutdown means going hungry

It's time to end this senseless political game.

House Republicans and Trump Are Obsessed with Inflicting Maximum Pain During the GOP Shutdown - Their Next Goal is Making Americans Go Hungry

Because of Republicans, 42 million people risk having food ripped off  their dinner tables Republicans and Donald Trump have found a new political strategy this week: Let the people go hungry. Republicans announced that, starting November 1st, they wouldn’t use the available emergency funds set aside by Congress for nutrition assistance – effectively cutting off all federal aid for SNAP benefits. The reason 42 million hardworking Americans are …

Some Americans prepare for halt in SNAP benefits: 'I’m going to have hungry kids'

Some Americans who receive SNAP benefits said they might not be available to feed their families or pay for household expenses if benefits are paused.

'It's Not Politics, It's People': Food Bank For NYC To Increase Support Amid SNAP Crisis - Food Bank For NYC

Leading Hunger Relief Organization Urges Government Leaders to Restore and Sustain SNAP Benefits NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Food Bank For NYC, the city’s leading hunger relief organization, is ramping up food support across its citywide network of more than 800 food pantries and soup kitchens in preparation for a potential interruption to November SNAP benefits. The organization is prioritizing high-need neighborhoods that would be m…