Federal cuts to food bank program contribute to SNAP worries

03/11/2025
Federal cuts to food bank program contribute to SNAP worries

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Episode Synopsis

On Saturday, more than 800,000 Virginians began to lose out on benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — a byproduct of the federal government shutdown. Complicating the issue is that the U.S. Department of Agriculture this spring cut funding and canceled delivery of millions of pounds of food to food banks across the country […]