Trump Freezes $1 Billion in Food Aid, Cutting Off Schools and Food Banks

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🔴 UPDATE: March 11, 2025

Trump Freezes $1 Billion in Food Aid for Schools and Food Banks, Leaving Low-Income Families and Farmers Stranded

The Trump administration has frozen over $1 billion in food aid, cutting off critical funding for schools and food banks that help feed low-income families. The cuts target two major federal programs that provided fresh, locally sourced food to school meal programs and food banks across the country—a devastating blow to children, families, and small farmers alike.

Key Developments:

• USDA Terminates Two Federal Food Programs:

  • The Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, which was set to provide $660 million to schools and childcare centers for purchasing locally grown food, has been completely halted.

  • The Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which helped food banks and community organizations provide fresh food to underserved communities, has also been eliminated.

• Impact on Low-Income Families:

  • With food costs still high, these cuts mean millions of families who rely on school meal programs and food banks will face greater food insecurity.

• Blow to Local Farmers:

  • The cuts also strip funding from small farmers and ranchers who supplied food through these programs, threatening their livelihoods and forcing them to find new markets.

🔍 Why This Matters:

• Hunger Will Rise Nationwide: Without these programs, food banks and schools will struggle to provide adequate meals to children and families who rely on them.

• The Department of Government Extinction Strikes Again: This move doesn’t “streamline” spending—it directly removes food from the tables of low-income Americans while gutting local economies.

• An Attack on Public Schools Disguised as Budget Cuts: This fits within the broader push to cripple public education, starve resources, and shift responsibilities to states without providing funding.

🚨 The Bottom Line:

The administration isn’t just cutting budgets—it’s targeting programs that help the most vulnerable. Schools will struggle to feed children, food banks will run low on supplies, and farmers will lose their primary buyers—all while costs for everyday Americans continue to rise.

📌 Sources:

• The Guardian: USDA cuts more than $1bn in local food purchases for schools, food banks

• Politico: USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks

• Reuters: USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases

• The Independent: Trump freezes $1 billion in food aid given to local schools and food banks to help low-income families

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