Arizona’s largest food bank, St. Mary’s, has expanded its Phoenix campus. The organization opened a new volunteer center Wednesday.
One in eight Arizonans already face food insecurity. But St. Mary’s reports demand is increasing even more as rising costs of housing, utilities and groceries stretch family budgets thin.
Speaking at the grand opening event for the food bank expansion, Gov. Katie Hobbs said the government shutdown and federal cuts to programs like SNAP are also creating more need for the food bank…