By Sydney ZatzFARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – 186,366 people sought food assistance through the Great Plains Food Bank during its most recent fiscal year, marking an all-time high in the organization’s 44-year history. Cuts to federal food assistance programs are among the factors driving increased demand. Prifrel said reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, have pushed more families to seek help from the food bank. In addition, we’ve had cuts to the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). “The challenges that cuts to the federal program of TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program), we received less food.