Government shutdown giving already-strained food banks more uncertainty [View all]
Source: Scripps News
Posted 3:37 PM, Oct 19, 2025
This year, Food Bank of the Rockies and others across the U.S. are bringing in less but need to feed more.
Monica Buhlig, chief impact officer with Food Bank of the Rockies, said they lost about 25% of their food supplied by the federal government earlier this year when the Trump administration made changes to USDA food programs, creating a gap of roughly 14,000 meals a day. That comes as demand has grown this year.
“With the increased cost of housing, with the increased cost of food, we have seen more and more neighbors over the past year,” said Buhlig. “Prior to the government shutdown, we were seeing the highest levels of hunger that we have seen in 10 years.”
The shutdown could drive up that demand even more if it drags on. “We know that there will be federal workers who have been living paycheck to paycheck, and now don't have a paycheck,” said Buhlig. “And their expenses remain.” There are now concerns about the shutdown’s impact on the future of crucial federal funding to address food insecurity.
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