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3 days ago
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Potential SNAP cuts could impact food banks in Siouxland
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Big, Beautiful Bill Act is proposing to cut $300 billion in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that could potentially impact local food banks. 'The biggest thing for Iowa is that it would be at least a $26 million cut to individuals in Iowa. In our service area around Siouxland, that would be upwards of $2 million cuts to local grocery stores and our economy,' said Jacob Wanderscheid, the executive director for the Food Bank of Siouxland. Last year alone, the Food Bank of Siouxland gave away more than 61 million meals, but Wanderscheid said he's worried about that number increasing. Sioux City schools' free summer meal program begins June 9 'Food is going out, about as fast as we can get it into the building. So, with SNAP, if we keep SNAP, we should see that those numbers fade over the summer. If it is cut in the mid-summer, then we would see those numbers spike, so that's our biggest concern,' Wanderscheid explained. Proponents of the changes to SNAP argue they are merely trying to eliminate errors. According to the USDA, the national error rate for incorrect payments in 2023 was 12%. That's out of the 500 million payments issued that year. Iowa currently has the sixth-lowest SNAP error rate in the nation. 'We are improving and really are making sure that those dollars get to the people that it's intended to get to. So we're not seeing people stealing those funds, falsifying documents to get on that. Really, the people that are intended to get that program are in Iowa,' said Wanderscheid. Those in rural areas would likely feel the greatest impact from the SNAP cuts. 'They have fewer food pantries to rely on in Sioux City. We have a fair amount, but when we get outside of Sioux City, having that card that they can just go to, to the local Walmart or their local grocery store, allows them to stay more self-sufficient and have less expenses,' stated Wanderscheid. Story continues below Top Story: Midwest Honor Flight still raising money for June 3 trip Lights & Sirens: Officials searching for Monona County resident after going missing on Missouri River Sports: Dell Rapids claims SDHSBA Class B title with 5-4 win over Dakota Valley in eight innings Weather: Get the latest weather forecast here Additionally, the bill would change exemptions for work requirements, meaning more parents of young children would have to work in order to receive food assistance. 'The food bank's position is that it is still a very young age to add that work requirement for that parent, especially when they might not be in full daycare yet or school yet, so we would like to see that not happen as well,' Wanderscheid expressed. Wanderscheid is planning to speak with Senator Joni Ernst to make sure these cuts won't go into effect and encourages anybody to write to their local legislators to voice their opinions. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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02-05-2025
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Local mail carriers to take part in annual ‘Stamp Out Hunger' food drive
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Local mail carriers will be helping Food Bank of Siouxland by picking up food donations during this year's annual 'Stamp Out Hunger' food drive. This year's Stamp Out Hunger food drive is on May 10. During the drive, letter carriers will be collecting non-perishable food items that will be brought to the Food Bank of Siouxland. Sioux City student artwork featured at Southern Hills Mall Stamp Out Hunger is one of the country's largest one day food drives, according to an email release, and provides an easy way to community members to help their local food banks. The most requested items at the Food Bank of Siouxland are cereal, soup, canned meat, peanut butter, canned fruits, and vegetables. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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04-04-2025
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‘Scouting for Food' food drive holds honorary first bag ceremony
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — A special program was held on Thursday at the Food Bank of Siouxland in Sioux City. An honorary first bag ceremony took place for the Mid-America Council of Scouting America's 'Scouting for Food' food drive. Members of the Sioux City City Council attended the event. Mayor Pro-Tem Dan Moore was given the first two bags of donated food items from the members of Troop 204 to commemorate the community service project. Scouts members said they have been going door-to-door picking up non-perishable food items in the Sioux City area. Midwest Honor Flight close to achieving goal for June 3 flight 'That we get to help the community cause food banks are usually running lower on food around this time of year, because they usually get most of their donations during the fall. It also helps people who need the food because they usually don't have. If they can't get the food, they don't have the money to get it, so they have to go to the food banks,' said Byron Splitter, a scout with Troop 204. So far, Troop 204 has brought in more than 2,500 lbs. of food. Troop members said they're looking to collect more than 6,000 lbs. of food in total and all of the donations will go to the Food Bank of Siouxland. People can drop off their food donations at the Gordon Drive and Sergeant Road Hy-Vees, along with the Sergeant Road Fareway from now until April 5. Scout will be collecting food on April 5 to bring back to the Food Bank of Siouxland. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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03-04-2025
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Food Bank of Siouxland warns of scam messages
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — A local nonprofit organization is cautioning people about false information being shared about one of its events on Facebook. Officials with the Food Bank of Siouxland say that comments shared on multiple Siouxland Food Festival-related posts say that vendors are currently being accepted for the food bank's upcoming festival and urge readers to message the person making the posts directly to receive a vendor application. Sioux City detective honored with award The nonprofit says those comments are false and not connected with the Food Bank of Siouxland. Vendors for the upcoming food festival will be contacted directly by the food bank. Officials say to not buy resale tickets as they are non-transferable. The organization says the best way to purchase tickets is by going to Those tickets will be waiting at the pre-purchased line on the day of the event. People will also be able to buy tickets at the door. The Siouxland Food Festival takes place on June 7 at the South Sioux City Marriott Riverfront event center from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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29-03-2025
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Food Bank of Siouxland facing challenges after USDA cuts
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — 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. The USDA has cut more than $1 billion in funding for local food banks. KCAU 9 spoke with Food Bank of Siouxland Executive Director Jacob Wanderscheid to see what changes have had to be made for this year because of the funding cuts. How FEMA money is impacting flood recovery process 'Over the next little bit of summer here, early spring, over the summer, the Food Bank of Siouxland will lose about 70,000 pounds of product,' Wanderscheid said. 'That represents about $140,000 worth of value to the food bank.' With the Iowa Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program being cut, officials with the food bank say they will need to remove the majority of their protein products. 'We'll just have a little less choice, a little less fresh product,' Wanderscheid said. 'A lot of what's being cut is milk, eggs, cheese, a lot of that more expensive piece in their diet, which we really highly value. So getting it will be less choice for the residents that did seek food assistance.' Wanderscheid said that this sort of issue is not new to them, but wishes they could have known a little sooner so they could be prepared. 'I think the biggest thing for us was just the swiftness of the cuts,' he said. 'Instead of saying this money had been allocated through this fiscal year during the summer, let that money still stay there and then plan that in the new budget for it not to renew. So the suddenness is the hard thing to kind of adjust to.' Iowa AG Bird moves to strip county of all state funding The Food Bank of Siouxland is currently making a plea to state officials to reinstate the Choose Iowa program. 'We have an ask to the Iowa state legislature to continue the Choose Iowa program that will essentially pick up where that program left, which will allow us to buy local produce and products from Iowans to give back to Iowans,' Wanderscheid said. The Food Bank of Siouxland is also still looking for volunteers to help participate in the upcoming food drive. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
