By JESSICA KRONZER, Courtesy of WTOP. A former federal employee who worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development is among those turning to food banks in the D.C. region following sweeping cuts to the federal workforce.
“She’d worked for USAID for 16 years, and she was rather emotional that she herself was now in the position of needing food assistance,” said Capital Area Food Bank President and CEO Radha Muthiah.
It’s been about six weeks since the Capital Area Food Bank began hosting pop-ups outside of grocery stores for former workers like the woman who lost her job at USAID.
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