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Federal food benefits will run out Nov. 1. How the nation's food banks are responding

NPR

By Steve Inskeep

Published October 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, about the looming expiration of federal food assistance and what it means for food banks across the country.

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