Six months from now, some of the towering shelves inside the Greater Cleveland Food Bank may stand hauntingly bare, their once-packed pallets reduced to empty spaces — proof of federal cuts that have halted food supplies as the risk of hunger surges across Northeast Ohio.

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank, along with many across the country, has been very concerned about sustainability in the food supply after the government proposed cuts in areas that canceled food deliveries planned for later this year.

Food insecurity has grown 50% in the two months since the Trump administration cut funding to USDA programs for schools and food banks to buy food.

Federal funding cuts under the Trump Administration and canceled deliveries could severely impact the food bank's ability to provide for Northeast Ohio's most vulnerable residents amidst growing food insecurity.

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank confirmed 20 truckloads of future food deliveries were canceled. The trucks were not en route with the supplies and the food will remain with the producers.

The 20 truckloads, or roughly 553,000 pounds of food, is valued at $1 million and was to include milk, eggs, chicken, pork and turkey.

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Greater Cleveland Food Bank, they are closely monitoring recent developments regarding their USDA Commodity Credit Corporation food orders after more than half of the 30 loads of food currently on order,

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is very concerned after the government announced cuts to essential food programs and paused the delivery of hundreds of thousands of pounds of food.

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank, along with many across the country, has been very concerned about sustainability in the food supply after the government proposed cuts in areas that canceled food deliveries planned for later this year.