A Georgia non-profit that provides medically appropriate meals to Atlantans in need could be among the many organizations feeling the pinch of the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to public health spending.
Such funding could drop by as much as a third, according to a proposed budget circulating among federal officials.
The effects of cuts that large would extend well beyond the government agencies they directly target.
CEO Matt Pieper says his organization, Open Hand Atlanta, has thus far avoided direct federal cuts. But it hasn’t been able to skirt sharp increases in food costs for staples like beef, chicken and seafood.
“Increased prices hurt. They hurt our ability to deliver the quality that our clients are accustomed to and frankly deserve,” said Pieper.
