New Facts: West Virginia food bank demand surges after federal cuts
Before sunrise in Dunlow, West Virginia, a half-mile line of cars and trucks formed at a food bank. Bill Likens ran the site, trying to feed everyone as demand surged after Trump’s federal funding cuts.
In northeastern Oregon, the regional food bank’s annual distribution has fallen to about 1 million pounds, down 154,000 from last year and below its usual 1.2 to 1.3 million. Rising inflation and the end of federal aid programs are squeezing supplies as demand grows across the region.
In Umatilla County, volunteers at the Weston Food Pantry and Breadbasket prepared food boxes and set out bread, snacks, canned goods, and fresh fruit for anyone who needed them amid federal changes.
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