USDA Cuts Impact Food Banks in Florida

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s termination of the Local Food Purchase Assistance program, which funded food banks across the country, will impact the Tampa Bay community, reports Fox 13. 

Thomas Mantz, president of Feeding Tampa Bay, which supplies food to 350 community partners, tells the station that the program paid for about 4 million meals a year, a not insignificant share of the 100 million meals they serve annually: 

The idea that there are less resources coming into the community to help those families is going to be difficult for us to manage.

We understand that decisions get made for a variety of reasons, but what we always want to make sure is that folks understand the impact of those decisions.