Over 800,000 Arizonans who rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits face uncertainty as a government shutdown could stop their monthly support.
Patricia Lamb, a Tucson grandmother raising two grandchildren on a fixed income, represents thousands of Arizona families who depend on SNAP benefits to put food on the table.
“I rely so heavily on that,” Lamb said.
Lamb receives $525 in SNAP benefits on the sixth of every month. Like many others, this month’s money is almost gone…