Food banks, pantries see surge in demand
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Since it was created, the David and Nicole Tepper Foundation has donated millions to help those in need get access to healthy food. This summer, they committed to donate another $10 million to food banks in the Carolinas, and accelerated $2.5 million of that to help in this difficult time.
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SNAP update: Alabama sending $300 to needy families, $5M to food banks as shutdown continues
Gov. Kay Ivey announced she will use the state’s emergency fund to support food banks across Alabama as the federal government shutdown has suspended SNAP benefits. The governor will release $2 million to support eight food banks,
The sustainability of this is all going to depend on the federal government... The food banks are not to come in and fill a gap.”
The additional 40,000 pounds of food Lisa Ansell Frazier ordered in October for the Buffalo Youth Nation Project will stock food lodges onsite at four Wind River Reservation schools through December.
Cities around the country are taking measures to combat food insecurity issues as the federal government shutdown continues and SNAP benefits hang in the balance. Well over 15,000 people in Grays Harbor County receive SNAP benefits,
In response to growing community needs, Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) is donating $500,000 to local food banks
As the government shutdown extends, Gov. Bill Lee has announced that millions in state funding will be allocated for food banks working to serve Tennesseans in their time of need.
Northshore Food Bank volunteer Kristy Bourgeois is a whiz when it comes to making things beautiful on a dime — or no dime if she can pull it off.