American families have had to apply for Government food assistance programs due to the rising cost of living. These food programs are providing American families with less food assistance funding causing for families to run out of food before the month is complete. They haven’t adjusted the numbers to remedy the situation, but they always have more money for Ukraine. When payments fall on a weekend the government will not pay food assistance on the last work week day causing families to run out of food. The food banks are overwhelmed by people experiencing food insecurities and have to turn hungry people away. Donated food not a reliable source of healthy food, since donated force isn’t protected food like in a grocery store. You can’t guarantee temperature safety or cross contamination from the time it leaves the donor home. Food banks are allowed to give out expired food causing people with food insecurities to get cancer and other illnesses. Government food assistance needs to be paid on the 1st of the month. This is the same Government that secured enough food assistance to illegal immigrants so they do not feel the impact of inflation and rising food costs. Something has to get done to make sure the correct amount of food assistance is available and available on time.
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Sadly the number of homeless has doubled very quickly recently and they can’t obtain assistance or shelter without ID, and stable address , no PO boxes, no trailers, or cars which isnt free but should be at that point because shelter alone is now at a 1 to 3 yr waiting list , The state should help provide at least an ID to allow them to apply for assistance