Government Accountability

Federal Funding Cuts Threaten to Collapse McDowell County’s Vital Safety Net

By Patriot News Investigative Desk | July 22, 2025

In McDowell County, West Virginia—the birthplace of food stamps—federal policy changes tied to the Trump administration’s domestic agenda are pulling the rug out from under nonprofits that serve families already struggling below the poverty line, exposing a disastrous erosion of America’s social safety net precisely where it is needed most.

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