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Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks
Food banks say income stagnation and rising living costs are increasing demand at their organizations across the country — ...
Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis in U.S. as rising costs send more families to food banks
Food banks say income stagnation and rising living costs are increasing demand at their organizations — all as the federal ...
NY food banks at risk from federal funding cuts: What you should know
"These cuts will deprive Americans of food assistance, emergency food providers of necessary support to carry out their work, ...
Schenectady launches free pet food pantry pop-up events for residents in need
Schenectady Police are teaming up with the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, to launch free Pet Food Pantry Pop-Up events for ...
The New York Times4d
After Federal Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp
The Agriculture Department began helping food banks this way in the 1980s ... Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times First, she needed a main dish. So she used $35 of the church’s money to ...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio10d
Lawmakers flag impacts of USDA cuts, canceled shipments on NY food banks
A food bank in New York's Hudson Valley says it is worried about stocking shelves after funding cuts at the U.S. Department ...
Democrat and Chronicle22d
NY food banks at risk from federal funding cuts: What you should know
New York receives around $30 million in regular funding from the USDA's Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) annually, Gillibrand says, which helps food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries ...