“We only take what we need, we’re not trying to be gluttonous or anything.”Even food banks that rely less on federal funding are worried about what comes next if the emergency food assistance program is reduced or altered in a significant way.“There’s not an option B,” said Brian McManus, the chief operations officer of the Food Bank of Central New York.Louisiana, one of the states most reliant on SNAP, stands to be among the places hardest hit by further cuts.Elvin Ortiz, 67, says he has been using a food bank for around two years and has noticed changes in the quality of the food.“It’s unfortunate that in a time where the social safety nets are being cut, that our resources are also being cut,” said Wright-Velez. If people haven’t experienced food insecurity, or don’t know someone who has, they might forget something important, she said:“Those are real people on the other end of those cuts.”Almost there. You are three-quarters of the way through the canceled deliveries.In all, the USDA records indicate that food banks were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 67 million eggs that never arrived.