USDA’s $1B in cuts leaves farmers and schools bracing for impact
The eliminated programs helped schools and food banks buy fresh food from local farmers and ranchers.
New England schools and food programs take ‘devastating’ hit after USDA funding cuts
The more than $1 billion in federal funding helped schools, child care programs, and food pantries in 40 states to buy produce and other items from local farmers.
USDA cuts leaving West Michigan food bank in state of unease
The funding cuts are impacting places in West Michigan. Feeding America West Michigan’s President and CEO Ken Estelle told News 8 on Wednesday about 27 trucks of food ordered from USDA are now in limbo.
USDA Ends Program That Helped Schools Serve Food From Local Farmers
The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers
USDA plans big cuts to food bank, school food programs: What to know
States were notified that the USDA had cut funding to the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, the School Nutrition Association says.
USDA Cuts School Food Program: List of States Impacted
Many states have been notified that funding for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program has been cut, which helped bring local food to schools.
USDA ends programs that bolster school lunches, food banks
A USDA spokesperson confirms the programs are being terminated because they “no longer effectuate the goals of the agency.”
Alabama schools lose $16 million for fresh produce due to USDA cuts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cut millions of dollars in funding that Alabama schools used to buy fresh produce from local farms, according to the state department of education. About $16 million for local produce such as apples,
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Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland celebrates National Nutrition Month by promoting healthy food choices
National Nutrition Month focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical ...
USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Mississippi food banks, local farmers
USDA cuts more than $1B to programs that help food banks and schools buy fresh foods from local farmers and ranchers across ...
Feeding America West Michigan food distribution slated for Dickinson County Wednesday morning
Feeding America West Michigan is helping feed families experiencing food insecurity in Kingsford Wednesday morning with its ...
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Zunzibar looking to set world record and give back to Second Harvest this St. Patrick's Day
If Zunzi's breaks the world record for the longest shot-ski, it will donate up to $26,000 to America's Second Harvest of ...
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Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino offers The Goodness in Food course for kids
Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino invites parents and children to join the spring session of The Goodness in ...
A mom details how she feeds her family of 4 on $150 a month plus food bank hauls
Tiffany Bly, 57, relies on food banks to feed her family on a tight budget.
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Mobile food pantry coming
Feeding America West Michigan is bringing a Mobile Food Pantry to Kingsford on Wednesday at Redemption Hill Church, 332 S. Carpenter Ave. in Kingsford. Free food will be available to all households ...