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Lake County social services director says USDA cuts to emergency food shipments will deepen local hunger
Summary
Lake County Social Services Director Rachel Dillman Parsons told the Board of Supervisors that recent USDA cancellations of TEFAP shipments removed truckloads of groceries used by local food banks, and urged residents to contact federal lawmakers while distributions continue.
Lake County Social Services Director Rachel Dillman Parsons told the Board of Supervisors during public input that recent U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts to federal emergency food shipments have removed truckloads of groceries relied on by local food banks and will increase food insecurity in the county.
Parsons said the USDA announced about $500 million in TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) food had been permanently canceled and that Redwood Empire Food Bank reported missing seven USDA truckloads with an estimated value between $670,000 and $750,000. "This cut is particularly troubling given skyrocketing cost of groceries,"…
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