RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Nevada Food Banks are searching for answers after the Trump Administration and the US Department of Agriculture slashed over $8 million of funding in March.
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada is feeling the ripple effect of the announcement. “We really do support families who are facing hunger or experiencing food insecurity every day,” said Jocelyn Lantrip, the Marketing Director for the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada serves as a regional food distributor for non-profits, schools and underserved populations. “We are helping 160,000 people every single month. What I can tell you is that number is 76% higher than it was before the pandemic.”
However, two major programs are being terminated by the Trump Admin and the USDA.
The Local Food Assistance Purchase Cooperative Agreement Program allocated $3.9 million in funds to Nevada and the Food Bank of Northern Nevada anticipated purchasing 1.1 million pounds of food.
“The thing that is great about that particular program, is that the Department of Agriculture is buying food from local farmers and local food producers here in Nevada,” added Lantrip.
This funding supports the Home Feeds Nevada program and will limit the amount of protein, dairy products and eggs. Lantrip says these products are hard to come by via donations.
The USDA canceled several deliveries, totaling nearly 1.1 million pounds of food, enough to feed 16,000 to 25,000 families of four. The food bank heavily relies on Commodity Credit Corporation funding.
“We have seen about 2.1 million pounds from that program so far this year. We found we had about 350,000 pounds of food we were expecting on order and those orders were canceled,” said Lantrip.
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada distributed 25 million pounds of food in 2024. The Trump administration has cancelled more than 12 percent of its expected annual food budget, which threats the organizations ability to keep up with the growing need for food supply.
Lantrip says the White House has not provided any solutions yet, so the food bank will rely heavily on the community to maintain. “We know we are going to be asking for more food and funds to help us keep up with this demand. They always come through, so I would like to say thank you.”
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