LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville-based organization that provides food assistance said more families have been turning to them for help. Sister Visitor Center said it’s worried it won’t be able to keep up with demand if there are any more federal funding cuts.
Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, toured the center on Tuesday.
Over a three-year span, the food pantry has seen a 174% increase in demand, the nonprofit said.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration cut about $1 billion in federal aid to anti-hunger organizations, such as Sister Visitor Center.
Sister Paris Slapikas, Sister Visitor Center’s director, said the cuts affect the organization’s ability to keep up with demand.
“Any reduction at all would cause us to either be able to provide less food to our community, not be able to meet the needs of people coming every single day or would require us to raise more funds to buy more food, which in this environment is very difficult,” Slapikas said.
While touring the center, McGarvey spoke out against President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, which passed in the U.S. House last week.
The bill includes cuts to food assistance. The Congressional Budget Office estimates three million fewer people a month would have Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the legislation.
“The reality is with 140 new families coming to this food pantry every month, we are already not meeting the needs around our community,” McGarvey said. “Further cuts are going to result in hungry kids and hungry families.”
Republicans in favor of the bill said the cuts are necessary to reduce waste and ensure the program is sustainable.
Senators are considering possible amendments before voting on the bill.
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