Las Vegas families are increasingly relying on food banks as concerns grow over potential cuts to SNAP benefits, with some residents already experiencing reduced assistance.
At the Society of St. Stephen food bank with Trinity United Methodist Church in the Central Valley, dozens of people lined up early Monday for groceries, many citing concerns about their food assistance programs.
Vegas families hit food banks amid SNAP crisis
Monica Buchanan, a Las Vegas local, waited in line for about an hour after discovering zero dollars in her SNAP account. It was her first time visiting a food bank.
| “It’s depressing and I just, you know, there’s nothing I really can do but have a voice about it and that’s why I’m talking right now because if we don’t talk or stand, who will?”Monica Buchanan |
“I knew it was real when I woke up this morning, no SNAP,” Buchanan said. “I’ve never been to it before, so I just gave it a try because I need the help.”
Buchanan, who supports a household of 10 people, including 4 of her own children and 6 grandchildren she’s raising, said her usual $1,500 in SNAP benefits typically lasts about half a month…