How hunger relief groups say you can help feed your neighbors if the shutdown pauses food aid

Mutual aid refers to reciprocal support networks of neighbors who promptly meet each other’s most pressing needs when ...

How hunger relief groups say you can help feed your neighbors during the shutdown and beyond

Many people might be wondering how they can help their neighbors put food on the table with federal food aid set to be frozen ...

Judges order USDA to restart SNAP funding, but hungry families won't get immediate relief

Two federal judges told the U.S. Department of Agriculture it must begin using contingency funds to provide food assistance, but gave the agency until Monday to decide exactly how to do so.

SNAP recipients can get 50% off groceries ahead of benefits pause as Instacart and DoorDash offer discounts

Instacart is one of several big companies reacting to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to freeze SNAP payments ...

Will there be enough food? Local food banks brace for worst as shutdown drags on

We had no idea knowing that it could get worse,” one Pierce County food bank official told The News Tribune this week.

Food banks face a ‘perfect storm’ of surging demand as shutdown drags on

More than a dozen large and small charitable nonprofits told CNN they have exceeded their ability to help and warned that the level of support they can provide will fall far short.

Food bank director warns of rising need

The director of a foodbank charity has called for more to be done about the growing need for its services. Corrine Boden, the ...
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Food banks are preparing for a surge as SNAP aid may be paused in the government shutdown

Food banks and pantries were already struggling after federal program cuts this year, but now they’re bracing for a tsunami ...
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How food banks, SNAP benefits are impacted by government shutdown

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Food banks across the nation are bracing for greater demand as the federal government shutdown stretches into its sixth day. The River Bend Food Bank in Davenport is one of ...
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Arkansas Food Bank gears up for potential shutdown impact on food insecurity

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — As the government shutdown looms, the Arkansas Food Bank is bracing for its potential impact on food insecurity in the state. Arkansas ranks worst in the nation for food ...