Leila Faldin

I mean, for these groups after a year of all this turmoil, is there any sense that, you know, the worst might be over and things might calm down?

I did not hear that from anyone.

Again, just deep uncertainty and fear.

And there are changes underway that could leave even more people in need.

Major cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food aid will take hold next year.

The Trump administration wants to scale back on rental aid, help for people leaving homelessness.

And we see prices going up and unemployment going up, right?

One advocate who helps oversee these groups called this year's whole scramble so wasteful.

She says it feels like reinventing the wheel just to keep things going.

But she says that's what they'll keep doing as long as they have to.

That is NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

Jennifer, thank you.

Thank you.

And that's Up First for Monday, December 29th.

I'm Michelle Martin.

And I'm Leila Faldin.

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