TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Second Harvest of the Big Bend says it must remove about 80 seniors from its Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) due to federal funding cuts.
“There’s going to be a lot of seniors in our community who are going to be in greater need than they were a few weeks ago,” Second Harvest of the Big Bend CEO Monique Ellsworth said.
The organization receives some of its funding and resources through the USDA. However, recent USDA supply reductions mean the nonprofit will be forced to scale back its food supplement for dozens of local senior citizens…