Alaska food banks are inundated with demand as the state works to fix its food stamp backlog. “The anti-hunger network was not designed to replace SNAP,' said Ron Meehan, Food Bank of Alaska’s policy and advocacy manager. via AlaskaBeacon
Bulk food purchased with the $1.68 million Gov. Mike Dunleavy put toward supporting food banks is staged for delivery in Food Bank of Alaska’s Anchorage warehouse on April 21, 2023.
By his count, Southeast Alaska Food Bank is on track to distribute more than half a million pounds of food in Juneau this year — a record that reflects what it takes to feed about 450 people a week. He said the food bank hasn’t run out of food or had to scale back services yet, thanks in part to aid from the state.reallocated $1.7 million from other state programs
The same dynamic is playing out at food banks across the state. While food from the state’s response is reaching Alaskans in need, people at food banks say the demand is as high as ever.On the House floor this week, Rep. Alyse Galvin, I-Anchorage, said there’s more work to do if Alaska’s most vulnerable residents are still hungry.on Wednesday, Galvin used the baseball analogy “a swing and a miss” to describe the state’s response to the food stamp crisis.
The state’s Division of Public Assistance is in the process of hiring and training 30 new employees as part of state action to correct the backlog.“It’s going to take much more than just one legislator,” she said.
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