For many of the region’s pantries, food given out with support of federal assistance amounts to 10 to 30 percent of their total distributions.

Federal budget cuts are already making it harder for Brevard organizations to provide food to the county's most vulnerable.

The recent removal of two federal programs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to impact not only local farmers and ranchers, but schools and food banks as well.

Local food banks and agencies that provide free meals are remaining dedicated to the people they serve despite setbacks due to major federal funding cuts.

Food banks and farms in Pennsylvania are set to lose millions in funding after the Department of Agriculture ended a program.

The Food Bank of Central New York is preparing to lose about 1.7 million pounds of food shipments in the coming months after President Donald Trump’s administration cut funding for two local food assistance programs.

Federal and state funding to local food banks is expected to drop — even as the need has increased in recent years.