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Harte Alabama Food Bank warns of deep federal cuts; mayor and county to provide partial support, CEO says
Summary
Michael Coleman, CEO of Harte Alabama Food Bank, told council the agency faces more than $500,000 in funding cuts and loss of a USDA shipment equating to over 1 million pounds of food; he said the mayor and county offered support but additional funds will be needed to maintain service levels.
Michael Coleman, chief executive officer of Harte Alabama Food Bank, told the council the organization faces a major drop in federal food support and urged continued local assistance to meet demand.
Coleman said USDA cancellations removed roughly 23 truckloads of food that had been bound for the food bank and that the…
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