Arizona has issued $600 million less in SNAP benefits since July 2025, even as food bank traffic surges.
Alabama should take notice. Arizona shows what can happen when sweeping federal changes collide with an underfunded, overburdened system.
About 1 in 8 Alabamians — roughly 650,000 — use SNAP to help keep food on the table.
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