An aid group in southside Tucson says it’ll be delivering emergency food packages to households facing cuts in federal assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown.
The South Tucson Community Outreach is a program providing free food boxes to community members in South Tucson — a one-square-mile city within the city limits of Tucson proper.
The group says for the next month it will distribute boxes with shelf-stable food and fresh produce to residents in southside Tucson and South Tucson — and no financial or personal information is needed to qualify.
Some 42 million people nationwide face the possibility of losing SNAP benefits, or food stamps, come November. Arizona is also directing $1.8 million in unspent COVID relief funding toward food assistance, but Gov. Katie Hobbs says it’s not enough to fill the gap.
Arizona is one of more than two dozen states that filed suit against the Trump administration’s plan to suspend SNAP funds for November. GOP lawmakers in Washington have blamed Democrats for the upcoming lapse in funding as both sides remain in a statement over whether to pass a spending bill for next year. Democrats say SNAP benefits have not been cut off during past shutdowns and shouldn't be now.
