Chattanooga Residents Turn to Food Pantries as Nutrition Assistance Lapses | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Chattanooga Area Food Bank sees 54% increase of households served

Learn about the sharp increase in food assistance needs at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank due to the government shutdown, highlighting the strain on local food banks and how the community is coming together to help.

Chattanooga residents turn to food pantries as nutrition assistance lapses | Chattanooga Times Free Press

On the 14th of each month, retired warehouse worker and housekeeper Carla Sims receives a $273 deposit from the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The benefits, sent to her electronic benefits card, help defray some of the costs of food.

$200K in aid for Feeding Northeast Florida passes Jacksonville City Council

The Jacksonville City Council on Wednesday approved $200,000 in emergency public funding for the food bank network Feeding Northeast Florida, as the need for food assistance surges.  The unanimous 17-0 vote in favor of Ordinance 2025-0857, which will help meet a spike in demand, came about an hour before the U.S. House of Representatives approved a funding package that will end the 43-day federal government shutdown that caused Supplemental Nutr…

The Chattanooga Area Food Bank remains in full emergency response

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Area Food Bank (CFAB) is still seeing a sharp rise as families across Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia face uncertainty about when and how much November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be issued. An estimated 120,000 people across the Food Bank’s service area rely on SNAP each month. With benefits delayed and partial payments underway, working families are turning to…

US: Schools, farms grapple with lost funds after federal program is gutted

As a director of food and nutrition, it's mundane to spend each day feeling stuck in the same endless cycle. "We really wanted to break that kind of mold," said Erin Primer, the director of food and nutrition services for the San Luis Coastal Unified School District, starting with flavor. "What kind of…