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YMCA of Centre County’s Backpack Weekend Food Program receives $20K donation

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The YMCA of Centre County’s Backpack Weekend Food Program received a huge donation as Penn State ...
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USDA ends programs that help schools and food banks buy locally-grown food

The cancellation of two programs will affect more than $1 billion in expected funding this year. Food advocates worry the cuts are coming when other federal food programs are at risk. The U.S.
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USDA ended its local food programs. A look at how farmers, schools and food banks are coping

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...
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Federal Cuts to Senior Nutrition Programs: Consider that these may disappear

The recent federal budget decisions have sparked significant concern among advocates for senior citizens, as millions of older Americans rely on food assistance to meet their basic nutritional needs.
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Nutrition programs unaffected by Trump funding freeze, White House says

(Reuters) - Nutrition programs that deliver food assistance to millions of U.S. families will not be affected by a White House pause on federal grants and loans, a senior official said on Tuesday. The ...