Category: News and Events

Montgomery County food pantries fear federal funding cuts

By: Rachel Ravina, The Reporter Montgomery County food pantries are bracing for impact as cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture food assistance funding are reducing food supplies at the same time the number of local families needing assistance is increasing

“Hunger in America is getting worse, not better” according to an explosive new USDA report

By: Ashlie D. Stevens, Salon.com As Americans all across the country report feeling increasingly pressed by inflated food prices, an explosive new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals that about 18 million families — or 13.5% of U.S.