Tribal Community's Food Bank Crisis
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Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand - KFF Health News
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Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts to federal aid programs have some residents growing their own food.
In March , the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut $500 million from the Emergency Food Assistance Program .
Food bank managers across the country say their supplies have been strained by rising demand and steepening food prices.
About 47 million people lived in food-insecure households in 2023 , the most recent USDA data available.
A proposed budget resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in April would require $1.7 trillion in net funding cuts.
A food pantry on the Duck Valley Reservation in Nevada has cut down its operation to just two weeks a month .
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