Boulder food pantry reports increases in food insecurity amid SNAP cuts

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — More than 41 million people who depend on food assistance in the U.S. could be affected by the recent cancellation of hundreds of thousands of dollars for food banks.

Now, the government shutdown could add additional hardship to those who are struggling.

The Harvest of Hope Pantry in Boulder usually distributes 300,000 pounds of food per year, but the need is now at more than a million pounds of food for those struggling to make ends meet.

“The economic uncertainty means that the need has just grown substantially,” Executive Director Chad Molter told FOX31.

Molter says the government shutdown now adds to the effect of previous cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the largest funding reduction in the program’s history.

“They are concerned about