{"id":371354,"date":"2025-11-11T10:51:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/371354\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:51:23","slug":"katie-hobbs-allocates-1-8m-to-mitigate-snap-benefits-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/371354\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Hobbs allocates $1.8M to mitigate SNAP benefits chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2014\u00a0After a tumultuous last week marked by delayed SNAP payments and legal uncertainty, Gov. Katie Hobbs took action Monday to support Arizonans facing food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>She announced an additional $1.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to expand <a href=\"https:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/food-pantry-resources-for-arizonans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emergency food assistance<\/a> across the state. Of that total:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>$1.5 million<\/strong> will go to the Arizona Food Bank Network and its members to strengthen food bank operations statewide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$250,000<\/strong> is earmarked for the Network\u2019s Emergency Tribal Community SNAP Response, which will help purchase and deliver food to local pantries in coordination with Tribal partners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$300,000<\/strong> will support Hobbs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/doubleupaz.org\/food-bucks-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Bucks Now<\/a> program, providing thousands of SNAP households with vouchers to buy fresh produce at participating farmers markets, mobile markets and community grocery stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arizonans can find participating retailers through <a href=\"https:\/\/doubleupaz.org\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Double Up Arizona<\/a>, which is the network the initiative is a part of.<\/p>\n<p>How much has Gov. Katie Hobbs allocated to help with SNAP benefits?<\/p>\n<p>The new $1.8 million allocation brings Hobbs\u2019 total ARPA investment in food assistance to $3.6 million, building on <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-news\/snap-hobbs-food-funding-shutdown\/5767352\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her Oct. 30 funding<\/a> that launched the Food Bucks Now program and supported food banks statewide.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-news\/snap-benefits-lawsuit-shutdown\/5766819\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">embroiled in a multistate lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0to prevent the Trump administration from suspending SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is disgraceful that the Trump administration continues to withhold food assistance from Arizona veterans, seniors and children, even after a court order to fully fund the benefits,\u201d Hobbs said in the Monday announcement.<\/p>\n<p>SNAP helps about 42 million Americans, including approximately 900,000 Arizonans, buy groceries with EBT debit cards, also known as food stamps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe chaos, confusion and continued delays from the Trump administration are causing real harm to the people of Arizona,\u201d she added. \u201cI am proud to deliver this additional funding to provide relief for families and help them put food on the table, because Arizonans shouldn\u2019t pay the price for dysfunctional Washington, DC politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you are dealing with food insecurity or want to help those who are, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azfoodbanks.org\/get-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona Food Bank Network website<\/a> has a list of available resources, including a database of food banks, pantries and soup kitchens that serve people in need and accept donations. 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