At food banks throughout the country, deliveries of millions of dollars’ worth of food were abruptly stopped last week by the Trump administration as hunger across America grows.

Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries and local meal programs, was recently informed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 million in federal funding.

The United States Department of Agriculture is set to cut more than $1 billion of its funding towards programs like local food purchase assistance cooperate agr

The Redwood Empire Food Bank has come under strain as federal officials halt over $1 million in shipments to local pantries.

The Regional Food Bank has a new state-of-the-art training kitchen at its Albany Shaker Road facility, thanks to $500,000 in state funding obtained by Assemblyman Phil Steck.

Leaders of the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York unveiled a state-of-the-art training kitchen, which was years in the making.

This April, Project Keiki returns to Foodland stores statewide to raise funds for Hawaiʻi’s local food banks dedicated to fighting food insecurity. Beneficiaries include Hawaiʻi Foodbank on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, Maui Food Bank, and The Food Basket on Hawaiʻi Island.

The bicameral letter, signed by senators Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla, Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi among others, calls upon U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to reverse the recent cancellation and freeze of three key federal programs that had previously been keeping food banks across the state well stocked.