In Arizona, one in nine adults and one in six kids face food insecurity.
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema met recently with Arizona stakeholders to talk about food insecurity and other aspects of the nutritional aspects of the new farm bill.The 2018 farm legislation is set to expire Sept. 30. The law authorizes programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps; the food distribution program in Native American communities; and the Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP.
Ideas included the ability for kids to take meals home from programs that provide food after school and to take enough to last multiple days.
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