North Olympic Peninsula food banks are bracing for an influx of customers following the recently passed federal budget that includes deep cuts to social services.

“Our mantra right now at the food bank is, ‘We’re posturing for resilience, we’re bracing for impact,’” Jefferson County Food Bank Association Executive Director Patricia Hennessy said.

A recently passed budget reconciliation bill included $187 billion in reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over the next 10 years, according to The Seattle Times.

Food Lifeline counted the cuts as more than $200 billion earlier this month.

One piece, changes to work requirements, will commence in the 2027 fiscal year, according to Politico.

Almost 1 million Washingtonians rely on SNAP benefits to purchase food on

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