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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Americans and US food banks brace for Trump cuts: ‘Battling hunger is no longer a priority’

a women putting a bag into a cart
A volunteer seen helping a client collect their grocery bag at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen and Pantry in New York City on 7 May 2025. Photograph: Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images

Americans are bracing for the impact of the largest cuts to the government’s food assistance program for low-income people in US history that have begun to take effect as a result of Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Effective 1 October, the beginning of fiscal year 2026, funding for Snap-Ed, part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) that provided funding for food banks across the US, is being eliminated. The cuts are part of the sweeping spending bill Trump signed in July.

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