USDA cancels $11 million in funding for NC foodbanks

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USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks

The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the programs NC food banks participate in.

www.wunc.org

She said the $2 million in federal funds the nonprofit would have received would go directly to farmers for the purchase of fresh food that’s then distributed across the 34 counties they serve.

 

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It's fine. I'm sure rural red voters don't need food pantries at all. I also doubt that the farmers who love to vote for Trump need those $2 million in purchases.

 

[Carolina Fever]

Gotta cut all that waste for people to have food.

 

[aGDevil2k]

People are literally going to starve because Elon wants more money for himself

Billionaires shouldn't exist

 

[GeeWhy]

Okay, Bernie. We aren't all soulless cons.

 

[mpaer]

Wouln't it be fun if dook and UNC development offices called their big donors and just raised this money
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