States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt
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FILE - Volunteer Ollie Taylor fills bags with food at the Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry, which offers fresh food and meals free of charge on a weekly basis to residents, Aug. 26, 2025, in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)FILE - Mara Sleeter, marketing and communications project manager, stands near boxes of juice while being interviewed in the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank warehouse in San Francisco, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)FILE - Katherine Kehrli, founder of Community Loaves, left, and other volunteer shoppers fill grocery orders at the Edmonds Food Bank in Edmonds, Wash., Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag, File)FILE - Crates of milk are shown in the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank warehouse in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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FILE - Volunteer Ollie Taylor fills bags with food at the Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry, which offers fresh food and meals free of charge on a weekly basis to residents, Aug. 26, 2025, in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)