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

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  1. AMagicalKittyCat on

    >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.

    >Beros told WUNC there needs to be a call to action.

    >“Please reconsider this program,” she said. “These are our farmers. These are neighbors across our counties that are in need, and this is going to be a huge impact economically.”

    In NC if this one charity is distributing over 34 counties then that’s a *lot* of rural (and red) areas getting food banks cut.

  2. But I thought North Carolina and only North Carolina deserved all of our federal funding and thoughts and prayers after the hurricane?

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