“These reductions don’t just affect people facing hunger — they also hurt the retailers, farmers, and businesses that supply fresh, local food to our region,” says Beth Martino, CEO of Three Square Food Bank in Southern Nevada.
NBC News, Apr. 9, 2025 — As President Donald Trump’s administration attempts to lower inflation by reducing government spending, Americans are finding out the very programs putting healthy, affordable foods on their plates are on the chopping block.
A pair of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs — one that funds the purchase of local farm-fresh foods for school cafeterias and another that funds much of the product available in food banks — were cut for 2025, amounting to more than $1 billion in purchasing.