South Dakota’s Hunger Crisis Exposes Failures of Government Aid and Calls for Real Solutions

As more than 113,000 South Dakotans struggle with food insecurity in 2023, the cracks in federal assistance programs have become glaringly clear. While the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently canceled 1.5 million pounds of food designated for the state, local nonprofits are scrambling to fill the void—highlighting a disturbing pattern of government neglect at a time when American families need dependable support. When Federal Aid Falls Short, Who Will Stand for Our Communities? The newly formed South Dakota Healthy Nutrition Collaborative (SDHNC), consisting of forty organizations statewide, illustrates a grassroots pushback against this failing system. Coordinated by Jennifer Folliard, SDHNC...