Sorting ordered by Trump administration is increasing food insecurity for Washington, DC, residents and people of the surrounding area, according to A Thursday report,
Capital Area Food Bank said that the dismissal of about 18,000 federal workers in the region is increasing hunger for local families.
“Since then, with the Supreme Court July 2025 Decision to stop A lower court order on a large -scale federal pruning, the White House has continued to implement its plan for the government’s downsing, including several thousand more sorting in the Greater Washington region, ”on the Thursday report.
“These were tricl-down effects in secondary economies that support the federal government and increase the risk of experienceing food insecurity,” it says.
Non -profit says that workers may soon be out of the savings necessary to tolerate the flaws of these job loss.
The report has only 23 percent of people finding another job that pays equal wages, while less than half, 44 percent, are convinced in their ability to find another job that uses similar skills.
Capital Area Food Bank said that the cuts in food stamps and supplementary nutrition aid program (SNAP) are determined to make the conditions worse only between the expected removal of 59,000 Washington from the Medicade coverage.
According to a non -profit organization, 50,000 families living in areas around the country’s capital are lost at least $ 25 per month in food tickets. This is the amount of receiving snaps in more than 10 percent of the existing population.
Non -profit institutions found that the family would lose an average of $ 187 per month when it is fully implemented. ,
“with Average meal in our region costs $ 4.27This is the amount of loss of about 40 food per month, ”the report states.
According to research published by DC Policy Center, about 11 percent of the capital of the country is considered a food desert.
The organization’s president and CEO said in a statement, “This year’s report has a picture of regional hunger which is constantly and deep.” Washington Post,
“We are facing a triafecta in the region. The first is a continuous elevated level of need, including a population that is new to food insecurity. The second is the return of snap and medicade benefits. And the third is high food prices,” he said.
Many residents should leave their neighborhood by bus or train to shop for food.
Ward 7 and 8 host the largest percentage of food deserts at 51 percent and 31 percent respectively.
Under President Trump, Grocery prices increased 0.6 percent from July to August, the highest benefit of one month in about three years consumer price IndexPrices are now 2.7 percent more than a year ago and above. About 30 percent Before the epidemic.
Given the circumstances, the Capital Area Food Bank has urged the Trump administration, employers, philanthropists and health care payments to improve the food options available to the local residents.
“Make America again healthy and see the vocal support from many people in the current administration for FIM [food is medicine]Several Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. in the FIM movement. Many people, including Kennedy, hope that there will be federal support for the new and existing funding mechanisms to use government funds to pay for nutritional support for dietary conditions and food insecurity patients, ”Thursday reports.
