Central Texas Food Bank hit with $5.5M in federal funding cuts
The USDA cancelled 40 deliveries of food to their facility, which equals about 761,000 meals.
Some Texas families impacted by SNAP cuts; food banks brace for direct hit
'We're the front line for our families. So if we don't exist, our families don't eat.'
Sari Vatske, Central Texas Food Bank President & CEO
Those deliveries included vegetables, protein items and dairy products. Central Texas Food Bank President and CEO Sari Vatske said this comes as more people need their help.
'We've seen the reliance on our services increase, reaching higher than pandemic levels of need,' Vatske said. 'We were seeing about 60,000 people coming to us per week, and now we're seeing over 90,000 people needing our services weekly.'
The funding cuts come as the Trump Administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency say they are slashing government spending.
It's why they're relying more on fundraising efforts like the Austin Reggae Festival. The tradition returns to Auditorium Shores this weekend and will celebrate its 30th year.
Organizers said they expect about 20,000 attendees over the three-day event.
A portion of all the proceeds benefit the food bank. Festival organizers said the event raised over one million dollars for the Central Texas Food Bank in the last 10 years alone. Over the last five years, its raised money to help the charity provide more than 2.5 million meals.
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