{"id":2746,"date":"2026-07-17T23:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2746"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:12:45","slug":"touring-camdens-cathedral-kitchen-andy-kim-calls-trumps-cuts-to-snap-devastating-and-cruel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2746","title":{"rendered":"Touring Camden\u2019s Cathedral Kitchen, Andy Kim calls Trump\u2019s cuts to SNAP \u2018devastating and cruel\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Touring Cathedral Kitchen, the largest emergency meal supplier in South Jersey, Democratic Sen. Andy Kim praised the 50-year-old Camden institution Friday for the food it has served and the people it has saved. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2744\">LeBron James said he wants to go to a team that \u2018trusts the process\u2019 \u2014 but claimed it\u2019s not a Sixers hint<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Kitchen is building community, right here in New Jersey,\u201d said Kim, who noted that the nonprofit distributes 28,000 meals a month while training low-income people to be chefs and restaurant workers. Cathedral Kitchen also works to help people obtain IDs, apply for jobs and benefits, and find housing.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Its work is needed more than ever, the New Jersey lawmaker said, with hunger on the rise because of high food prices and President Donald Trump\u2019s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which reduced federal food assistance such as SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) beginning July 4 of last year. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Cutting SNAP benefits and changing eligibility requirements, Kim said, is a \u201cdevastating and cruel thing to do\u201d at a time when cost of living has been climbing. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhy are we taking away necessary support at this time?\u201d Kim asked. \u201cI mean, we\u2019re talking about food, the basics of being a human. Why is this happening now, at a time when people are struggling with affordability?\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The food assistance cuts are coinciding with the economic fallout from tariffs and the Iran war, Kim noted. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nationwide, between January 2025 and January 2026, SNAP rolls decreased by more than 4 million people \u2014 from 42 million to 38 million \u2014 according to USDA <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In New Jersey, SNAP participation has fallen by more than 50,000 individuals between March 2025 and  of this year, New Jersey Department of Human Services figures show.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Enjoyed this story?<\/p>\n<p>Get more South Jersey news on your homepage with one click.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And in Pennsylvania, nearly 90,000 people lost SNAP benefits between July 2025 and Aprildue to new eligibility requirements, according to an analysis by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS).<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At the same time, food prices have risen more than 3% in the last year.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As a result, in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, and Salem Counties, the number of meals distributed to help those in need grew by 34% over the last four years, according to the Food Bank of South Jersey <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2742\">A man was critically wounded in a stabbing on a SEPTA bus in North Philly<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI know the Camden area,\u201d said Kim, who grew up in nearby Marlton and Cherry Hill. \u201cI\u2019ve seen the struggles that have been here and still persist.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Trump administration has said the cuts it\u2019s made to SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs were necessary to staunch \u201cwaste, fraud, and abuse.\u201d It maintains that it\u2019s instituted strict work requirements for SNAP to move more people into the workforce and reduce dependency on government support.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Kim said many Americans don\u2019t understand that a large number of people who live in poverty also work. \u201cMillions with jobs are still poor, and this country needs a mindset shift to understand that,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As he continued his Tour of Cathedral Kitchen, Kim invariably found himself in the organization\u2019s actual kitchen, bustling with food workers slicing carrots and onions, preparing for meals ahead.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Clearly enjoying the moment, Kim said that at home, he makes his own bread, including pizza dough.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Kim asked executive chef Naimah Rutling what her favorite food is. \u201cGrilled cheese,\u201d she said without hesitating. 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