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Most homeless shelters receive federal grants as well as state and local support. Some are operated by local government. Donations to food banks come from local groceries, farmers, and the pubic, however federal programs buy and distribute excess farm products which supplement other sources.
I'd like to see a reputable for the first claim which clarifies what ratio that support represents.
And distributing surplus food created by the government's interference in the agricultural marketplace is not really a solution to a problem. It's a byproduct of making food more expensive to begin with...directly and indirectly.