Stark and Summit County nonprofits that help people facing food insecurity fear cuts in funding could leave their programs starved for resources.

An innovative program that paid small farmers to grow much-needed produce for California food banks is losing its federal funding as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to slash government spending.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ended the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, cutting over $1 billion in federal funding to food banks across the country.