In the first week of anxious uncertainty over access to federal food aid, Southern Arizona food banks and mutual aid groups have jumped into action to stem a tide of hunger hitting already-vulnerable local communities.
Amid the ongoing government shutdown, the Trump administration was ordered by two judges to partially fund SNAP, the nation’s largest food aid program, following efforts by Democratic state attorneys general or governors from 25 states and the District of Columbia to challenge the pause. That included Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
The government said there is an emergency fund that has about $4.65 billion to cover about half of normal benefits, the Associated Press reported…