{"id":360455,"date":"2025-11-06T19:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/360455\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T19:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:28:10","slug":"city-of-phoenix-launches-food-drive-to-help-people-affected-by-suspended-snap-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/360455\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Phoenix launches food drive to help people affected by suspended SNAP benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The city said on Thursday that they have launched a citywide food drive to help offset the SNAP benefits suspension.<\/p>\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The City of Phoenix announced on Thursday that it has launched a citywide food drive to help offset the temporary suspension of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for families and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The city is partnering with the St. Mary&#8217;s Food Bank to launch the citywide Food Drive so residents have access to nutritious meals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen crisis strikes, Phoenix comes together to help,\u201d Mayor Katie Gallego said. \u201cDuring this unprecedented emergency, I urge everyone who can help to step up. Donate food, send money, give your time to help your neighbors who have temporarily lost their lifeline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For details on the campaign, including how to give monetary donations or food items. click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenix.gov\/administration\/departments\/humanservices\/phx-hunger-relief---help-feed-phoenix-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below are city locations, along with their business hours, where you can physically drop off donations:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"isPasted\">\n<li><strong>Burton Barr Central Library<\/strong><br \/>1221 N. Central Avenue<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85004<br \/>Monday \u2013 Saturday 9 a.m. \u2013 7 p.m.<br \/>Sunday 1 p.m. \u2013 5 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cesar Chavez Community Center<\/strong><br \/>7858 S. 35th Avenue<br \/>Laveen Village, AZ 85339<br \/>Monday \u2013 Thursday, 9 a.m. \u2013 9 p.m.<br \/>Friday &#8211; Saturday 9 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goelet A.C. Beuf Community Center<\/strong><br \/>3435 W. Pinnacle Peak Road<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85027<br \/>Monday \u2013 Thursday, 8 a.m. \u2013 8:30 p.m.<br \/>Friday, 8 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m.<br \/>Saturday, 10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paradise Valley Community Center<\/strong><br \/>17402 N. 40th Street<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85032<br \/>Monday \u2013 Thursday, 9 a.m. \u2013 9 p.m.<br \/>Friday, 9 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<br \/>Saturday, 10 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pecos Community Center<\/strong><br \/>17010 S. 48th Street<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85048<br \/>Monday \u2013 Thursday, 9 a.m. \u2013 9 p.m.<br \/>Friday, 9 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m.<br \/>Saturday, 8 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunnyslope Community Center<\/strong><br \/>802 E. Vogel Avenue<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85020<br \/>Monday \u2013 Thursday, 9 a.m. \u2013 9 p.m.<br \/>Friday, 9 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<br \/>Saturday, 10 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, residents can give food donations in their own neighborhood by visiting one of St. Mary&#8217;s food pantries below:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"isPasted\">\n<li><strong>CPLC Community Center<\/strong><br \/>3216 W. Van Buren Street<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>City Hope<\/strong><br \/>1650 W. Camelback Road<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85015<\/li>\n<li><strong>Church for the Nations<\/strong><br \/>6225 N. Central Avenue<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85012<\/li>\n<li><strong>FIBCO Family Services Inc (Human Services Program)<\/strong><br \/>1141 E Jefferson Street<br \/>Phoenix AZ 85034<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legendarios<\/strong><br \/>2234 W. Campbell Avenue<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85015<\/li>\n<li><strong>MCCC Gateway Community College<\/strong><br \/>108 N. 40th Street<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85034<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ministerio Cristo Sana<\/strong><br \/>3632 E Greenway Road<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85032<\/li>\n<li><strong>St Stephen&#8217;s Episcopal Church<\/strong><br \/>2310 N 56th Street<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85008<\/li>\n<li><strong>SVDP Our Lady of the Valley<\/strong><br \/>3220 W. Greenway Road<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85053<\/li>\n<li><strong>MCCCD Phoenix College<\/strong><br \/>1202 W.Thomas Road<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can now watch 12News content anytime, anywhere thanks to the 12+ app!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The free 12+ app from 12News lets users stream live events \u2014 including daily newscasts like &#8220;Today in AZ&#8221; and &#8220;12 News&#8221; and our daily lifestyle program, &#8220;Arizona Midday&#8221;\u2014on <a href=\"https:\/\/channelstore.roku.com\/details\/a3f3d79ace515f097f8b184ea324d7df\/12-news-kpnx-arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roku,<\/a> Apple TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/TEGNA-12-News-KPNX\/dp\/B014EMXTJS\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UUFCXBZT1AJ5&amp;keywords=kpnx+12+news&amp;qid=1655746122&amp;s=mobile-apps&amp;sprefix=kpnx+12+news%2Cmobile-apps%2C92&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Fire TV<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>12+ \u00a0showcases live video throughout the day for breaking news, local news, weather and even an occasional moment of Zen showcasing breathtaking sights from across Arizona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Users can also watch on-demand videos of top stories, local politics, I-Team investigations, Arizona-specific features and vintage videos from the 12News archives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Roku: <a href=\"https:\/\/channelstore.roku.com\/search\/kpnxc2c3fbf690639\/st-louis-news-from-ksdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add the channel from the Roku store<\/a> or by searching for &#8220;12 News KPNX.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amazon Fire TV: Search for &#8220;12 News KPNX&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/TEGNA-12-News-KPNX\/dp\/B014EMXTJS\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UUFCXBZT1AJ5&amp;keywords=kpnx+12+news&amp;qid=1655746122&amp;s=mobile-apps&amp;sprefix=kpnx+12+news%2Cmobile-apps%2C92&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">find the free 12+ app to add to your account<\/a>, or have the 12+ app delivered directly to your Amazon Fire TV through Amazon.com or the Amazon app.\u00a0<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The city said on Thursday that they have launched a citywide food drive to help offset the SNAP&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":360456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-360455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-phoenix","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115504408509164710","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}