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Phoenix offers SNAP application support amid Arizona’s steep drop in enrollment

New initiative offers assistance completing SNAP applications and submitting renewals, guidance on meeting the work requirements and post-application support. Phoenix, Arizona, is offering free assistance for residents to navigate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNP), or SNAP, following a sharp drop in enrollment due to federal cuts. The city's new initiative, SNAP Navigation Support initiative, provides one-on-one assistance for one-hour assistance in completing SNAP applications and submitting renewals, guidance on meeting the work requirements and post-application support. The initiative aims to prevent children from going hungry and support families and seniors struggling with high cost of food. The cost-sharing requirement of the law, which requires stricter work requirements to qualify for the federal food aid program, is expected to significantly impact the SNAP program once it becomes a cost-share requirement.

Phoenix offers SNAP application support amid Arizona’s steep drop in enrollment

Publicado : hace 4 horas por Veronica Stracqualursi en Politics Health

PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — Phoenix is offering free assistance for residents to navigate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, after Arizona saw a steep drop in enrollment amid federa... [2372 symbols]

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