Alabama Food Banks Step Up During Shutdown

During the recent federal government shutdown, Alabama faced significant challenges, with many hardworking Alabamians experiencing disruptions and hardship. Feeding Alabama, a network of eight food banks, stepped up to help, distributing over ninety million pounds of food in the last year alone. Despite growing uncertainty, they prepared, adapted, and served their communities, offering special distributions for federal workers and preparing for the holiday season. Feeding Alabama emphasizes that hunger is a human issue, affecting veterans, military families, federal employees, children, and seniors, and they continue to work towards ensuring all Alabamians have access to food. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.