Federal cuts hurting food banks
Federal spending freezes are continuing to hit the local level. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board couldn’t buy electric buses, then local libraries were put in a bind. Now it’s local food banks that are feeling the pinch. Within the last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled a $250,000 food order to the Chester County Food Bank, and this has put a hurt on Kennett…