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Food banks brace for surge as federal food aid pause looms amid government shutdown

Food banks and pantries are bracing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend amid the government shutdown

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

Food banks brace for 42 million without SNAP

The gap will be impossible to fill, those working to feed the nation's neediest said.

Axios · Oct 27, 2025

States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

A federal food aid program that helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries stands to be paused Nov. 1 because of the government shutdown

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

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Food banks have more demand than ever this holiday season. They worry what 2023 will bring

PHILADELPHIA — When a cereal shipment was late arriving to Share Food Program facilities earlier this month, the team had to scramble to make sure 7,000 seniors in Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Chester Counties did not have to wait for their monthly grocery boxes.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 27, 2022

Philadelphia was wasting tons of produce. Then a scrappy startup stepped in

A lot happens under the soaring ceiling of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, a cathedral of fruits and vegetables. Roughly $1.5 billion’s worth of produce passes through this 550,000-square-foot cooler in a year, from everyday items like avocados and oranges to relative rarities like green almonds and quenepas. Trucks start…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 28, 2022

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