Federal funding cuts impact the Yolo County Food Bank

By CHRISTIAN CENDEJAS — photo@theaggie.org

The California Aggie recently reported on federal spending cuts affecting Yolo County Food Bank. These cuts result in a more than $2 million budget shortfall for the organization’s annual operating budget. This photo gallery presents a visual story of the Yolo County Food Bank’s daily operations and how they would potentially be affected by the spending cuts.

The Yolo County Food Bank relies heavily on volunteers to put food together for food recipients. (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

Volunteers sort through bags of onions. (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

Bins filled with bagged food for recipients. (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

Pallets of food provided by the USDA [The] Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

Additional pallets of food provided by the USDA TEFAP Program. (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

The Yolo County Food Bank receives food from local grocery stores through a contract with Feeding America, an organization that works with food industries to rescue food otherwise destined for waste. (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

The federal spending cuts affect the Yolo County Food Bank’s annual operating budget. This means less money overall that can be allocated to other operating costs, such as maintaining a fleet of trucks. (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

The Yolo County Food Bank prepares bags of produce and dry foods to give out to recipients. (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

Bag of fresh produce at the Yolo County Food Bank. (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

The Yolo County Food Bank provides food at 21 different sites across Yolo County. (Christian Cendejas / Aggie)

Photographed By: Christian Cendejas — photo@theaggie.org