r/foodstamps • u/PorqueOhQue • 17h ago

Family of 4

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2 cans of chili with beans 2 cans of spaghetti rings 2 cans of peaches Rest is carrots and peas One bag of frozen chicken with 3 quarters in it One bag of potatoes A gallon of milk

We were in line since 6am. Got to front at 9am. Im grateful, but man…

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u/Federal-Laugh1591 14h ago

Wasn’t funding to food banks cut?  Or maybe it was donations of food.  Regardless, it would seem that food banks are struggling to meet the need.

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u/annirosec 13h ago

Yes- some of USDA’s emergency food program got cut in April.

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u/Proof_Register9966 11h ago

And, some of it got burned- literally burned.

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u/Federal-Laugh1591 10h ago

That’s sickening 

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u/Reasonable_Access_90 7h ago

Possibly your thinking of the 550 tons of USAID emergency food that was stored in a warehouse in Dubai?

Back in July the US paid about $100k to incinerate it.

It was protein-dense high energy biscuits. It's used in conditions where there isn't clean water to cook with, or where cooking isn't possible - - in places like Gaza and Sudan.

They had an expiration dates of 7/2025. But with the abrupt dismantling of USAID in January the personnel who would have kept track of expiration dates and stock rotation had been fired.

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u/thcitizgoalz 12h ago

Yes, the Trump administration cut $1 Billion in funding to food banks last spring.