Mary Hostetter picks up food at a pop-up food bank organized by White Center Food Bank at Arrowhead Gardens Senior Apartments on Thursday. Food banks are expecting a surge after Congress recently voted to cut SNAP benefits back to pre-pandemic levels. (Amanda Snyder/Crosscut)

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