The USDA's recent cuts to food assistance programs have left many food banks across the country struggling to provide for increasing demand. With over $1 billion slashed from key initiatives like the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and Local Food for Schools, pantries are alarmed about their survival. Mike Robinson from Clay County Emergency Food Pantry warns that without ongoing support, many organizations will not survive financially. These cuts come amid rising hunger rates exacerbated by inflation and the end of pandemic assistance, highlighting a looming crisis for food security.
"I always tell people, 'It's gonna get worse before it gets better,' and people look at me like, 'What do you mean? It can't get any worse.'"
"A lot of these pantries are not going to survive... many of them survive week by week," he told Capital & Main.
The USDA has cut more than $1 billion in assistance by ending two pandemic-era programs..."
The impact is being felt across the country, challenging food banks already struggling to meet higher demand."
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