State roughly halves the number of Alaskans waiting on food aid, but more than 8,000 remain

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State roughly halves the number of Alaskans waiting on food aid, but more than 8,000 remain

Bulk food in Food Bank of Alaska’s Anchorage warehouse on April 21, 2023. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) Mary Wood has been waiting for food stamps since she filed a renewal application in August. She takes care of three of her grandsons intermittently, and qualified for more than $800 a month in benefits. “Around Christmas it was really hell,” she said. “I told my landlord, ‘I don’t have any money to give you. I can’t even buy the kid…