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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Pollard

Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks

Philanthropy Food Banks - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The Campaign Against Hunger was already struggling to feed thousands of families a week when the Trump administration pulled more than $1.3 million in grants.

Demand has only increased at the New York nonprofit since the city emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic insecurity. In a first for the pantry, however, it isn't just the jobless lining up for its fresh produce and meats. It's working people, too.

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