Share Food Share Love Food Pantry Bulletin

Pantry will ask for help as federal cutbacks impact its supplies of food.

In the world of food pantries and other types of aid organizations, we do not have the luxury of taking the time necessary to debate the merits of political viewpoints. All of our time is dedicated to serving our communities with the same dedication and zeal we always have, while also dealing with much greater demand than we saw prior to the shutdown. Make no mistake, the current situation is not about political ideologies. It is about people. Real people who suddenly find themselves unable to provide for their families.

The head of Brookfield’s Share Food Share Love food pantry said federal slashes to food assistance funding, and cuts to Medicaid and food stamps included in the Trump administration’s just-approved One Big Beautiful Bill Act, could have disastrous consequences at the local level. “We have every plan of being there and giving out food, just like we always have, hopefully in the same quantities,” said John Dumas Administrative Director at the Pantry. “It’s going to make our jobs more difficult, but we’re very confident, and we’re very determined, to make sure that our neighbors don’t suffer as a result of these decisions that they have no hand in.”