SNAP benefits still have not been distributed, even though the Trump administration agreed to partially fund the program by court order.
The Trump administration said it will provide only enough funds to cover half of the nation's usual monthly SNAP payments—and that much only because a court ordered it to do so.
With the Trump administration about to freeze food stamps, Hobbs announced $1.8 million in emergency aid—$1.90 for each of the nearly 951,000 Arizonans who rely on the program.
These Arizona businesses, food banks, and community resources are filling in the gap as SNAP benefits are set to pause on Nov. 1.
Ahead of Labor Day, leaders of Arizona’s largest unions called for working Arizonans to stand together against the Trump administration.
Activate Food Arizona operates Farm Express Mobile Market, a mobile grocery store that meets residents where they are with affordable produce.
The Arizona Food Bank Network is sounding the alarm over the new GOP spending package that will cut food stamps and further strain already stretched food banks.
Republicans argue cuts to Medicaid and food stamps are targeted to young men ‘playing video games all day,’ but advocates warn they will in fact harm Arizona parents and their kids.
