Nevada faces worsening food insecurity amid SNAP changes – CBS News Watch CBS News High costs and cuts to federal government subsidies have made the nation’s food insecurity crisis worse. Andres Gutierrez reports on the struggle to put food on the table in Nevada. Source link
A federal program helps families eat healthy meals. Trump’s new legislation cuts it. On a sweltering afternoon this week, Ana Garcia, 41, and her three-year-old son, Elliott, arrived at the Goodhue Community Center on Staten Island to pick up their weekly haul of fresh, affordable produce. Garcia tasted a sample of tabbouleh salad. She and…
Things are tight for Amanda Jones these days, especially when it comes to the margins on her grocery budget. The retired accountant and grandmother lives on a fixed Social Security income. She says when it comes to food assistance, SNAP benefits are limited. To fill her fridge, the 62-year-old turns to Hancock Helping Hands, a…
With President Donald Trump’s signing of his “Big, Beautiful Bill”, some of our local nonprofits are expressing concerns for federal cuts expected in the near future. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada (FBNN) says one in six Nevadans rely on SNAP benefits. So not only is the supply going down, but this could cause the…