TUCSON, Ariz. — While some Arizonans are starting the week with money on their SNAP cards, others are still searching for a meal they can afford with empty EBT accounts.

Funding for SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is up in the air, highly contested between the federal government and some state administrations, including Arizona. Caught in the crossfire are over 800,000 Arizonans who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table.

The team at the Heirloom Farmers Markets created a program to help ease food costs for their customers who use SNAP, which Heirloom's Development Director Doran Hadan says is around 30-40%.

Their program gives a $10 voucher that any SNAP recipient can use to purchase any grocery item from local producers at Heirloom markets.

That —plus

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