In both cases, my family donated more than usual, given that President Donald Trump had ordered federal food aid for the poor, elderly and disabled stopped due to the government shutdown. Without these subsidies, ACA monthly insurance premium payments would “more than double,” according to KFF, a health policy organization. To disabled Americans, particularly those who live with incurable, chronic illnesses, it was more than that. But we can donate food and cash to those whose federal food aid was cruelly cut or whose government paychecks are withheld during a government shutdown. Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission Join HuffPost The shutdown may be ending, but the story isn’t.
