MR-7 » 11 minutes ago » wrote: ↑
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.
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Food pantries nationwide are facing a "perfect storm" of surging demand—rising nearly 10% monthly in some areas—coupled with major supply shortages caused by $500 million in USDA commodity cuts. These 2025 federal reductions have eliminated millions of pounds of food, specifically affecting TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program), with further cuts to SNAP benefits and Medicaid threatening to exacerbate food insecurity