US EditionGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Assists Arkansas Food Banks Amid Government Shutdown
Governor Sanders allocated $500,000 to six Arkansas food banks to address SNAP benefit freeze affecting over 220,000 residents amid federal shutdown.
- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. with SNAP benefits set to freeze on November 1, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced $500,000 to six food bank networks beginning Monday.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that funding for SNAP had been depleted, the administration declined to use contingency funds, and U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., endorsed this decision Tuesday.
- Moving $83,333 to each of Arkansas's six food banks, the funds come from the state's restricted reserve funds, Sanders said.
- Charitable groups noted the allocation covers only two of the 12 truckloads needed for the first week, with Christie Jordan and Kate Jenkins warning Arkansas food bank clients face a large service gap.
- Among options, the governor could ask the Arkansas Legislative Council to release funds from the Arkansas Reserve Fund Set Aside or tap other reserves totaling at least $1 billion, Sanders said.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders assists Arkansas food banks amid government shutdown
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she will direct $500,000 to six food bank networks across the state amid the government shutdown. On Thursday, Sanders secured emergency action from the Arkansas Legislative Council chairs to direct the funds in Restricted Reserve to food banks starting Monday, Nov. 3. Arkansas Foodbank to host emergency food distribution amid federal shutdown The following food banks that w…
Sanders directs $500,000 to six Arkansas food bank networks as SNAP disruption looms | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
As funding for November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits remains endangered in the midst of a government shutdown, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday that the state will provide a combined $500,000 to six food bank networks beginning Monday.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at Arkansas Food Bank on Sept. 9, 2025. Sanders announced Oct. 31 that $500,000 in state money will go to six food bank networks to assist with an expected surge in need as SNAP benefits run dry. (Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas will distribute $500,000 among six regional food bank networks in the state, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday, as SNAP benefits are set to stop on Nov. 1. Howev…
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