Policies & Analysis
Learn more about the policies and actions taken by the Trump-Vance administration, and how they threaten communities, freedoms, and democracy.
The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to
Jeopardize information on food banks and food pantries
The USDA allowed a contract to lapse with the organization that has maintained an information clearinghouse of food assistance resources for over a decade.
Lapsed contract with Hunger Free America
N/A - USDA allowed contract for clearinghouse to expire
May 20, 2025
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is required by law to contract with a nongovernmental organization to establish and maintain an "information clearinghouse" of food assistance resources. In recent years, this has included a phone hotline, an automated texting service, and an online database of resources. The nonprofit Hunger Free America has held this contract since 2014 and helped hundreds of thousands of callers locate and use food pantries, food banks, soup kitchens, SNAP, WIC, and the Summer Food Service Program. But in May 2025, USDA let this contract lapse with only eight hours' notice. Hunger Free America sued to ensure that USDA followed the law and funded the information clearinghouse, and voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit in September 2025 after USDA reinstated the contract.
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