Arizona’s Hunger Crisis Deepens | Tucson News

Arizona’s hunger crisis is hitting hard: one in seven adults and one in five kids struggle to eat, with over a million people facing food insecurity and a $737 million budget gap. Food banks say the real need is even worse, as soaring costs force families to cut meals first—straining already stretched resources. With Arizona among the least affordable places to live and SNAP benefits plummeting (the state’s losses lead the nation), more people are turning to overwhelmed food banks. And soon, critical hunger data may vanish entirely, as funding for Feeding America’s reports is cut—leaving policymakers blind to the growing crisis. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c9f69807d5f2aac6