'It's going to lead to more hungry people': Cuts hit SnoCo food banks [View all]
EVERETT — Federal cuts to some food deliveries and assistance programs are compounding problems for food banks across Snohomish County, which are struggling to keep up with record demand.
Through the Emergency Food Assistance Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture had allocated $500 million in food deliveries for fiscal year 2025. Last week, Politico reported that food bank leaders noticed many of these deliveries had been canceled.
At least one of these cancellations affects Washington State.
On Tuesday, the Washington State Department of Agriculture discovered that a $4.7 million delivery had been canceled after being placed under review in February, spokesperson Daniel Schafer wrote in an email Tuesday. The delivery included items the state ordered for delivery from April to June.
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