Food insecurity

Mary McClendon from Yuma Food Bank talks about how the government shut down and the delays in EBT and food stamp funding are affecting families right now in our community, and how we can step up and help.

At Gila Mountain United Methodist Church, volunteers distributed free dinner plates and grocery bags Wednesday to help families struggling to make ends meet.

Mayes is asking a federal judge to order the Trump administration to use $5 billion in a contingency fund to ensure that nearly 900,000 Arizonans get their November allotment of food stamps.

Children's health and nutrition advocates fear changes in eligibility requirements for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits could begin affecting Arizona families and their children as early as November of this year.

The USDA's Summer Nutrition (SUN) Program is providing free breakfast and lunch to any kids ages 18 and under at participating school kitchens throughout the country.

Arizona lawmakers are sounding the alarm over a controversial Republican-backed proposal that would slash Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Food stamp recipients will not be denied the ability to use their benefits to purchase sodas, at least not now, and not in Arizona.

Sen. Mark Kelly and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus have issued a public warning that recent Republican-backed budget measures could strip vital food assistance from millions of Americans.

A plan by Gov. Katie Hobbs to use her powers to make eggs more affordable might not be all it's cracked up to be.

The Arizona House of Representatives has approved HB2165, a bill that directs the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) to seek a federal waiver prohibiting the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for purchasing soda.