How have Trump's first 100 days impacted the country? Look to New Mexico.
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SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO — Over a year ago, Iris Nolasco moved back to her hometown to take a job as executive director of a food bank and community hub in Silver City, a mountain town in southern New Mexico that draws a mix of college students, artisans, nature lovers and retirees.
For over 20 years, staff and volunteers for the organization, known as The Commons: Center for Food Security and Sustainability, have collected and distributed food donations to local residents, grown food on their property, and hosted classes and community dinners.
Nolasco began to notice changes last fall, before President Donald Trump’s election, when donations started to slow. The pantry, which had always been full and easy to restock, started to look sparse.
Then came the cuts implemented by the Trump administration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) targeting some of the food assistance programs the agency oversees. One such program, which buys items like dairy and meat products directly from farmers to distribute to food banks, lost $500 million for this year. Nolasco, who manages The Commons’ partnership with larger food banks that directly work with and distribute federal funds, said she’s experiencing the funding and supply issues “in a trickle.”
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