The Brief
- Community members in Phoenix, especially the Sunnyslope area, are donating food and money to address a “SNAP-gap.”
- The call for action, put out by Phoenix Councilmember Debra Stark, resulted in multiple truckloads of food delivered to a Sunnyslope shelter on October 31.
- Organizations like Central Arizona Shelter Services are seeing the immediate need and are advocating for gradual reform to the SNAP program.
PHOENIX – Arizonans are stepping up to fill the SNAP-gap by donating money, food, and time to help people on the verge of losing food stamps, including Sunnyslope area, which is home to many low-income residents.
The backstory:
Phoenix Councilmember Debra Stark put out the word on October 27 and the donations started pouring in.…