DOGE cancels USDA program that paired Lehigh Valley farmers with food banks

EAST ALLEN TWP., Pa. — Last month, Second Harvest Food Bank fed more than 85,000 people in the Lehigh Valley and the surrounding region — 23,000 children, 44,000 adults and 18,000 seniors.

“We know that children who lack access to food struggle in school and in other social situations,” said Dawn Godshall, executive director of Community Action Lehigh Valley, which runs Second Harvest. “So, it’s important what we’re doing.

“They keep talking about DOGE and waste and inefficiencies. Well, I don’t think there’s any inefficiency in feeding people. I think people have a human right to have access to food.”…

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