Food Pantries Worried About Upcoming Cuts to Food Assistance Programs

Food pantries worried about upcoming cuts to food assistance programs

Officials with the New Hampshire Food Bank are expressing concerns that federal changes to food assistance programs, such as SNAP, could put more of a strain on the system.

Trump signs spending and tax bill with major SNAP changes

The legislation tightens eligibility requirements for the food assistance program, but contains less severe modifications than originally proposed.

Trump’s 'Big, Beautiful Bill' will slash SNAP benefits; here’s how it could hurt Lynchburg’s local food system

A proposal known as Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" has made its way through Congress and while the president touts it as a win for fiscal responsibility, leaders in Lynchburg fear it will devastate vulnerable families and the community food networks that support them.

Trump’s megabill slashes food aid while boosting subsidies for industrial farms

On Friday, President Trump signed the bill into law. It gives billions in subsidies to large commodity farms while cutting food assistance for low-income families and weakening climate-focused farm programs.Ayurella Horn-Muller reports for Grist.In short:The legislation expands subsidies for large-scale corn, cotton, and soybean growers by $50 billion and removes climate spending rules attached to funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.Cuts to t…

Montana Food Bank Network warns of SNAP cuts impact

MONTANA - Concerns are rising in Montana as the Montana Food Bank Network reacts to President Donald Trump's recently signed bill, which includes significant cuts to government food assistance programs like SNAP.

Food Bank Blasts Impending Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP

CHICOPEE — The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is expressing outrage over last week’s passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid/MassHealth, which it calls “lifelines for millions of children, older adults, low-wage working people, veterans, and people with disabilities across the country. “This bill is not just harmful policy; it’s a direct assault…