In March, President Donald Trump’s administration canceled over $3 million worth of food usually sent to Massachusetts food banks.Local nonprofit Project Bread said the attacks on federal food assistance programs come as food insecurity is growing in Massachusetts. Nearly a fifth of people in Massachusetts are struggling to afford food. The nonprofit hosted its 57th annual Walk for Hunger on Sunday morning. More than 3,500 people gathered on Boston Common to walk a 3-mile course that raised over $1 million to support ending hunger in Massachusetts. “So far, there have been some cuts that have come through around grants for farmers to donate food to food pantries, food banks and schools,” Erin McAleer, president and CEO of Project Bread, said. “The really big cuts to the programs like SNAP that over a million people are on in Massachusetts, school meals — which is 900,000 kids in our state — those cuts have not happened yet. Those are still pending proposals, which makes now such an important time.”Organizers asked Sunday’s walk attendees not just to raise money but to get involved in advocacy to fight for the programs that help keep families fed.
In March, President Donald Trump’s administration canceled over $3 million worth of food usually sent to Massachusetts food banks.
Local nonprofit Project Bread said the attacks on federal food assistance programs come as food insecurity is growing in Massachusetts. Nearly a fifth of people in Massachusetts are struggling to afford food.
The nonprofit hosted its 57th annual Walk for Hunger on Sunday morning. More than 3,500 people gathered on Boston Common to walk a 3-mile course that raised over $1 million to support ending hunger in Massachusetts.
“So far, there have been some cuts that have come through around grants for farmers to donate food to food pantries, food banks and schools,” Erin McAleer, president and CEO of Project Bread, said. “The really big cuts to the programs like SNAP that over a million people are on in Massachusetts, school meals — which is 900,000 kids in our state — those cuts have not happened yet. Those are still pending proposals, which makes now such an important time.”
Organizers asked Sunday’s walk attendees not just to raise money but to get involved in advocacy to fight for the programs that help keep families fed.
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