Emergency food providers in Syracuse are under mounting pressure as cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ripple through the community. Organizations that have long served as a safety net, including the Interfaith Community Collective, are now facing an overwhelming surge in demand.
The Interfaith Community Collective partners with food donors, farmers, and the Central New York Food Bank to distribute food across the region. Its Executive Director, Galen Murphy-Stanley, oversees a major food distribution site that feeds more than 1,000 people each week and moves hundreds of tons of food each quarter.
But despite their reach, Murphy-Stanley says resources are stretched to the breaking point…