USDA funding cuts have harsh impact on Connecticut food pantries

USDA funding cuts have harsh impact on Connecticut food pantries

NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — USDA funds have been cut for some Connecticut food pantries. IRIS food pantry to keep doors open thanks to new partnership Federal funding received from the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program used to help local pantries buy local. Now, the cuts have forced one food pantry in New London to let go one employee and to cut back on ways it can help the food insecure. Watch the full video on News 8 at 6 p.m.

USDA cuts leave Second Harvest, local families with less food

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, a food bank serving San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, is facing $1 million in funding cuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, resulting in the loss of 630,000 pounds of food from May through September, according to the organization. The post USDA cuts leave Second Harvest, local families with less food appeared first on Redwood City Pulse.