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MONTGOMERY, AL — A wave of “great concern” is sweeping through Alabama’s food banks as recent and anticipated cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) threaten to significantly deepen food insecurity across the state.
Community leaders say local food assistance providers — already stretched thin — are preparing for a surge in demand that could leave thousands more Alabamians struggling to put food on the table.
For many low-income families, seniors, and individuals, SNAP benefits serve as a lifeline, providing critical support to buy groceries. But provisions in recent federal legislation, including key elements of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” will shift a greater portion of SNAP costs and administrative burdens onto states like Alabama…