New York Times: Uncertainty persists for Americans waiting for monthly food stamps “It feels like we’re standing on the shore, and we see a tidal wave coming,” Arise's Robyn Hyden told The New York Times. “But we don’t exactly know how it is going to hit, where it’s going to hit, because there’s still uncertainty over whether they’re going to be able to fix any of this.” |
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AL.com: With SNAP threatened by shutdown, many Alabamians ‘forced to choose between health care and food’
“Congress is perfectly capable of solving both the health care tax credit issue and the availability of food," Arise's Carol Gundlach told AL.com's Savannah Tryens-Fernandes. |
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Alabama Political Reporter: Over 750,000 Alabamians set to miss SNAP benefits in November
“It’s really important, now more than ever, to donate to your local food bank,” Arise's LaTrell Clifford Wood told the Alabama Political Reporter. “Our food banks have greater buying power than most of the public simply because they can buy wholesale, so their dollars go a lot further.” |
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AL.com: Coastal Alabama food pantries prepare for surge as shutdown threatens SNAP
“When we think of our larger counties, sometimes they service more than just a particular county, and they might be servicing surrounding counties as well if the demand is too high,” Arise's LaTrell Clifford Wood told AL.com's John Sharp. “Food banks may start turning people away based on demand.” |
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Alabama Daily News: Alabama food banks expect ‘unprecedented’ demand as SNAP benefits halt
"Roughly 752,000 Alabamians receive food assistance through SNAP, including 500,000 families with children, 300,000 families with older adults or disabled people, and 24,000 Alabama veterans, according to Alabama Arise," Alabama Daily News reported. |
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AL.com: SNAP suspension threatens Alabama grocery stores, $2.5B economic impact
“We are being put in a position where we are being forced to choose between health care and food, and that is an unfair choice to put on the American people,” Arise's Carol Gundlach told AL.com's Savannah Tryens-Fernandes. |
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Alabama Daily News: SNAP funding set to run out in Alabama, nationwide
“We are real aware that what is kind of going on is a tug of war in Washington that is pitting food assistance against health assistance, and that is really unfair,” Arise's Carol Gundlach told Alabama Daily News. “People need their health care, and people need their food assistance. They need both.” |
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CBS 42, Birmingham: Alabama food bank warns government shutdown could affect SNAP, WIC benefits
“We hope that people will be warned that there is not going to be November funds on their food stamp cards," Arise's Carol Gundlach told CBS 42 in Birmingham. |
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Alabama Political Reporter: Alabama Arise hosts webinar series detailing impacts of Republican 'Big Beautiful Bill'
"Although Congress did pass the Rural Health Transformation Fund to provide states with funds to address this issue, [Arise's Debbie] Smith stated that the $500 million which Alabama is set to receive over the next five years will be a 'drop in the bucket' and do little to save rural health care in the state," the Alabama Political Reporter reported. |
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Alabama Reflector: Why are health insurance prices rising in Alabama?
“Without congressional action, families will face impossible choices between paying for health insurance or putting food on the table,” Arise's Debbie Smith told the Alabama Reflector. “These are small business owners, older adults and working families who can’t absorb a hike in premiums. Congress has the power to prevent this crisis.” |
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AL.com: 130,000 Alabamians could lose health insurance, see premiums skyrocket if Congress doesn’t act “These enhanced credits have been crucial to lowering the amount of people that we have in the coverage gap,” Arise's Debbie Smith AL.com's Savannah Tryens-Fernandes. “Our uninsured rate is absolutely better because of these enhanced premium tax credits.” |
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Alabama Reflector: Alabama Arise ‘beating the drum’ with 2026 legislative agenda
“We’re all united in our belief that to address poverty, we have to address policy at the State House,” Arise's Robyn Hyden told the Alabama Reflector. |
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