Warminster Food Bank fears that President Donald Trump’s spending bill, which includes cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will hurt Bucks County residents who are struggling with food insecurity, writes Kim Hudson for CBS News Philadelphia.
A partner agency provides the food bank with much of its supply. However, federal food grant cuts earlier this year reduced the agency’s budgets.
“One of the things we were getting in the summertime, or last fall I should say, was eggs and butter and things of that nature,” said Michael Cerino, executive director of Warminster Food Bank. “Those things have disappeared.”
Cerino has already seen an increase of 50 families seeking food assistance each month. This is occurring despite benefits not yet being reduced.
“When the news predicts a snowstorm, people come running to the supermarkets,” he said. “Well, people are coming to us looking for help, fearful that their legitimate SNAP benefits are going to be cut.”
Workers at Warminster Food Bank hope to find more private donors to help the growing number of families in need.
To learn more about how looming federal cuts could deepen local food insecurity, impact SNAP, and what the Warminster Food Bank is doing to prepare, read the full story on CBS News Philadelphia.
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