17 May 2026 5:36 pm
The Local Food for Schools program was a temporary pandemic‑funded program that was already winding down. There’s no USDA record of a March 2025 cancellation, no $660M cut, and no $420M food‑bank cut tied to it. The numbers don’t match any official budget action Slack Jaw — the claim isn’t legit.jerrab » 17 May 2026, 4:46 pm » wrote: ↑ you voted against the kids
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In March 2025, the Trump administration's USDA terminated the Local Food for Schools program, canceling over \(\$660\) million in funding designed to help schools purchase food from local farmers, alongside a similar \(\$420\) million cut for food banks. This move, framed as reducing government spending, impacted over 40 states and reduced access to fresh, locally sourced food in school cafeterias