Danville food bank faces crisis as federal funding cuts loom
God's Storehouse, a food bank on Memorial Drive in Danville, is grappling with a potential crisis as the USDA plans to cut ...
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Puerto Rico Needs and Should Have Full and Equitable Access to All Federal Economic and Health Security Programs
Members of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee, thank you for today’s opportunity to testify on Puerto Rico’s inequitable ...
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Commentary: Can a new national nanny make America healthy again? — William F. Shughart II
More than 40 million low-income Americans benefit from the Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which replaced “food stamps” in 2008. Eligibility criteria vary by ...
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Opioid Orphans: Grandparents Struggle to Raise Children Left Behind
Despite billions raised from opioid settlements, relatives caring for kids whose parents died from overdoses get little to no ...
New phishing scam targeting SNAP users amid uncertainty around federal programs
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new phishing scam is targeting people in need. The I-Team has been reporting on criminals trying to get ...
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Berkshire farmers, food pantries, grapple with the loss of a food access program that the US Agriculture Department is ending
The money flowed from the federal government to the state so farmers could be paid for food to be delivered to food banks and meal kitchens. Now that's over.
Trump cuts funds for Tri-State Food Bank to bring food directly from farmers to pantry
The grant was used to help disadvantaged farmers get up and running while providing foods to vulnerable populations.
USDA ends two local food programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided locally grown produce to food ...
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US Department of Agriculture slashes two federal programs that fund local food banks, schools
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The US Department of Agriculture is slashing two federal programs that support local food banks and schools. The USDA’s decision to cut these programs has caused more than ...