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SNAP recipients struggle with the USDA food safety net, trying to stock up

By Grant Blankenship
Published November 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM CDT

Snap Recipients are already looking to stock up at food pantries, but USDA cuts earlier this year are exposing gaps in the food safety network.

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Grant Blankenship
Grant came to public media after a career spent in newspaper photojournalism. As an all platform journalist he seeks to wed the values of public radio storytelling and the best of photojournalism online.
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