Why Food Banks Are Worried Now

President Trump’s cuts could hurt food programs at a time when demand for them has skyrocketed.

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‘An Existential Threat’: Food Banks Brace for Fallout From Trump Cuts

New York City food banks aren’t sure how they will survive the administration’s funding cuts, which could also affect the programs they turn to for help.

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At Least 27 Killed After Israeli Soldiers Open Fire Near Gaza Aid Site

The Israeli military said its troops began shooting after people strayed from a designated route toward a food distribution site. It was the latest deadly incident involving a contentious new aid system.

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Food Banks Left in the Lurch as U.S.D.A. Shipments Are Suspended

A representative of a nationwide food pantry network, said U.S.D.A. officials had informed him that some food aid distributed by the federal government was under review.

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Trump Cuts Could Squeeze Small Farmers and Food Banks

Promising a return to “fiscally responsible initiatives,” the Agriculture Department ended two Biden-era programs that paid farmers to provide food to schools and low-income families.

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A Fish Farm Offered 40,000 Pounds of Salmon for Free. There Was a Catch.

When an upstate New York salmon farm went out of business, nonprofits had days to find a way to catch, refrigerate and clean more than 13,000 fish.

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