June 3, 2025

‍Georgia organizations brace for food assistance demand due to SNAP cuts

Retaaza is grateful to have been part of an important conversation on Closer Look with Rose Scott, discussing how we can meet the rising need for affordable, fresh food access in Atlanta in the face of federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Program begins ~10:00. Click image above or listen here.

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From WABE’s post on this special edition of “Closer Look with Rose Scott”. View the story here: http://bit.ly/4dOJqxJ.

Today’s special edition of “Closer Look with Rose Scott” is a themed show focusing on hunger. 

According to the latest data from Feeding America, nearly 40% of the food-insecure population in the United States is white. Yet, in most counties, food insecurity rates among Black, Hispanic and Latino households exceed those of white households. This all comes as data also reveals, 1 in 7 people in Georgia are facing hunger. 

Now, amid federal funding cuts to assistance programs and inflation impacting food prices, Rose talks with local leaders about their efforts to combat summer hunger across metro Atlanta.

Guests include:

• Kyle Waide, the President & CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank‍
• Jon McMurdo, the Development Manager at Second Helpings Atlanta‍
• Kashi Sehgal, the Founder & CEO Retaaza