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Food banks across Michigan are being squeezed after the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled $4.3 million worth of emergency food — roughly 2 million meals — for low-income households.
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Food banks across Mid-Michigan are bracing for a tough road ahead after the U.S. Department of Agriculture froze shipments of hundreds of thousands of pounds of food, leaving organizations struggling to find alternative sources to feed those in need.
Feeding America West Michigan recently learned that the USDA has indefinitely paused several truckloads of fresh food destined for the food bank.
A representative of a nationwide food pantry network, said U.S.D.A. officials had informed him that some food aid distributed by the federal government was under review.