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

By Grant Blankenship

Published November 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM EDT

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.

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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