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Federal reforms slash SNAP funding by 20%, raising food insecurity concerns.

Washington food banks brace for increased demand amid limited food supplies.

New SNAP rules expand work requirements and shift costs to state governments.

Shalimar Gonzales doesn’t know of a single food bank that can easily absorb the wave of new clients likely coming their way.

Gonzales is CEO of Solid Ground, a Seattle-based community action agency focused on solving poverty in Washington. She said that H.R. 1, also called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” will hurt folks in myriad ways, including through cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , formerly known as food stamps, now referred to as SNAP.

“Most food banks — we have one [by nonp

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