![]() January 30th, 2014
05:15 PM ET
Last Saturday, the Loaves & Fishes food pantry in New Haven, Conn., ran out of food. Run by the Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. James, the pantry has been pushed to the brink from recent decisions in Washington that resulted in cuts to food stamps and jobless benefits for the unemployed. For most of last year, the little food pantry was feeding an average of 225 families a week. Then, starting in November, more families started showing up. That's when Congress failed to extend a recession-era bump in food stamps, which cut $11 less from each recipient's monthly grocery money. The pantry is now feeding 300 families. And things could get worse. It's a tough situation for Loaves & Fishes, which has been juggling between canned food and a dwindling supply of fruits and vegetables for the families. Read - Stretched food pantry runs out of food Previously: |
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