MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Lines at food pantries across the state will only get longer as a result of federal cuts to the SNAP program, according to Feeding Alabama. But, some leaders said the food assistance program needed an overhaul.
“[We] know that this is a community issue, and hope that the community comes alongside us to make sure that our neighbors are getting fed,” said Nicole Williams, CEO of the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama.
Williams said her foodbank serves about 250,000 of those neighbors who struggle with food insecurity. And, with changes to the SNAP program, Williams is concerned that number will increase. She doesn’t know how the state will come up with the $172 million she says they need to keep the program going as is…