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Attorney General Mayes Issues Statement on Order in SNAP Benefits Case

October 31, 2025 SrSupport Comments Off on Attorney General Mayes Issues Statement on Order in SNAP Benefits Case

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement after a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts issued an order finding that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to fund the program during the ongoing federal government shutdown. The Court also found that if the contingency […]

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Attorney General Mayes Demands Answers from Trump Administration on SNAP Funding Due to Lapse at End of Month

October 25, 2025 SrSupport Comments Off on Attorney General Mayes Demands Answers from Trump Administration on SNAP Funding Due to Lapse at End of Month

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes and 22 other attorneys general today sent a letter to the Secretary of the USDA Brooke Rollins demanding clarity and additional information on how USDA plans to proceed after alerting states that funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) may lapse in the near future because of the ongoing federal government shutdown. The letter also detailed […]

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ICS Set to Begin 2023-24 Free Produce Giveaway Season

November 24, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off on ICS Set to Begin 2023-24 Free Produce Giveaway Season

From November through May, Interfaith Community Services coordinates Free Produce Giveaways at local sites around Tucson. Staffed by volunteers from local business and faith community members, these giveaways ensure that rescued produce and other food items get to those who can use them. Everyone is welcome to stop by and pick up this produce provided by the Community Food Bank […]

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Arizona Commodity Senior Food Program (CSFP)

November 17, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off on Arizona Commodity Senior Food Program (CSFP)

The Commodity Senior Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income persons who are at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with a monthly package of nutritious food at no cost. CSFP foods are purchased by the state from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) division. The Commodity Senior Food […]

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Benefit Amounts will change for October 2023 following the annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment to Nutrition Assistance

October 25, 2023 SrSupport 0

The Nutrition Assistance Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) changes income eligibility standards, NA allotments, and deductions. Due to the COLA, the benefit amounts that households receive in October are changing. Notices have been issued to households with the new benefit amounts. For more information, please see the FFY 2024 COLA Updates on the What’s Changed page in the CNAP Manual.