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Emergency Food Network warns SNAP cuts would shift hunger burden to local food banks
Summary
Emergency Food Network Deputy Director Liana Olds told TV Tacoma that a recently approved House bill cutting federal food supports would force local food banks to cover gaps and threatens senior and household food access; EFN is mobilizing volunteers, food drives and a goal to secure 20 million pounds of food in 2025.
Liana Olds, deputy director of Emergency Food Network, said a House bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would sharply reduce federal support for food programs and shift administrative costs to states, increasing pressure on food banks and pantries.
The change "is going to dramatically affect the way that SNAP is administered across all of the states," Olds said. She told TV Tacoma the bill would leave Washington state responsible for administrative costs that previously were shared with the federal government, a shortfall she said the state does not have…
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