Feeding the Gulf Coast, a nonprofit serving vulnerable communities, has raised alarms over proposed federal budget changes that would drastically cut SNAP and Medicaid funding. The organization is urging Congress to oppose these measures, highlighting the potential for increased food insecurity and reduced access to healthcare for marginalized populations.

Feeding the Gulf Coast, a food bank serving vulnerable communities, expressed urgent concerns over a proposed budget reconciliation package that would slash SNAP and Medicaid funding and introduce penalties affecting nonprofit organizations. The CEO emphasized the risk of a crisis and called on Congress to oppose these cuts to protect vulnerable populations.

Feeding the Gulf Coast, a nonprofit food bank network, has urged Congress to oppose potential federal budget cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. The organization warned that such cuts could exacerbate food insecurity and harm vulnerable communities in the Gulf Coast region.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ended key federal cooperative programs, cutting over $1 billion in funding to food banks, including Feeding the Gulf Coast. In response, President and CEO Michael Ledger called on the Trump administration to address the funding shortfall and emphasized community involvement to fight rising hunger.