Roadrunner Food Bank affected by federal spending cuts

Houston Food Bank projects loss of $14 million due to federal spending cuts

HOUSTON (KIAH) — The Houston Food Bank is asking for donations as they project a loss of over $14 million due to federal funding cuts. The cuts from several federal agencies would have a big impact on the food bank, reducing assistance for those who can’t afford the rising cost of food in the Houston area. The Houston Food Bank claims that the cuts in federal funding will lead to the loss of around 500 truckloads of produce and essential items s…

USDA cuts funding to programs impacting local schools and farmers

In March, the United States Department of Agriculture cut $1 billion in funding, eliminating programs that enabled local schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers. “We are always striving to create opportunities for North Carolina products to be served in local schools and communities across the state,” said Steve Troxler, commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS). “We are disap…

Oakland food banks feel pressure as free summer lunch program funding slashed

The City of Oakland started advising several of the city’s free summer lunch programs that funding would soon disappear. It’s a scenario that has put pressure on food banks and organizations dedicated to feeding Oakland’s growing population of food-insecure families. “With food prices so high we are expecting that this will be an even more significant on the families,” said Elizabeth Gomes, chief impact officer of Alameda County Community Food B…

Federal budget cuts hit Midlands food assistance program hard

Federal budget cuts have ended a Midlands church’s fresh produce program, leaving low-income families with fewer food options and reduced distribution days.

Deliveries to Food Bank of the Southern Tier cancelled due to federal cuts

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - Federal cuts have led to trucks loaded with food to feed the hungry from being halted before arriving at the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. The United States Department of Agriculture cut funding to its Commodity Credit Corporation which had provided money for the Emergency Food Assistance Program. A few weeks ago, a delivery of cheese, chicken, milk, dried fruit, turkey, eggs and pork chops to the Food Bank was cance…

Food banks brace for continued USDA funding cuts

Stacks of boxes, each containing nonperishable food items, are piled high in the small storeroom at Martinsville’s Uptown Ministries. Pastor Faith Weedling, along with a handful of others in her ministry, prepare between 140 and 210 boxes of assorted groceries that guests take home every third Saturday. Despite the stacks of food-filled boxes, Weedling and others worry that these might be their last days of maintaining a storeroom-filling surplu…