Federal Government Shutdown Threatens SNAP Food Aid
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Volunteers at a food bank say they are having to make changes to the services they offer because of a reduction in donations. Didcot Emergency Foodbank was launched in 2009 by volunteers at Didcot Baptist Church but is down to reserves of about £10,000.
BILLINGS — The Billings Food Bank does not turn anyone away, no matter their financial situation may be. “I think we did 98 days of the Farm to Trunk, which is usually in a two or three day period every other week or so, and we saw almost 40,000 people ...
THE IMPACT THAT THESE CUTS HAVE HAD ON THE COMMUNITY. ON A REGULAR DAY. THIS FREEZER IS FILLED WITH ITEMS, BUT THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HAS MADE IT HARDER FOR FOOD BANKS TO RESTOCK. THE FREEZER IS NOT THE ONLY AREA MISSING. FOOD. TYPICALLY HERE, THERE’S ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — We’re in day six of a government shutdown which could leave federal workers without a paycheck and some local families without the federal assistance like SNAP and WIC. “It’s unnerving. I’ll be honest,” said Director Reginald ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The amount of food community members receive from food pantries is going down once again. The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank announced on Thursday, July 10, that it is reducing how much food it distributes to each family.