SNAP Enrollment Decreases Likely to Worsen Food Insecurity Crisis in Arkansas
Last week, the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and the six Feeding America Arkansas food banks released results from a survey they recently commissioned showing that about 37% of Arkansans did […]
Proposed Senate Farm Bill 2.0 Keeps Arkansas on a Path to Increased Hunger
Earlier this week the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee released the Farm Bill 2.0. Noticeably absent from this bill: relief for low-income families across the nation who rely […]
2026 Kids Count Data Book: Family and Community
Despite progress made, Arkansas remains 49th in the country for births to teens, 45th for Family and Community Domain According to the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Arkansas’s teen birth […]
2026 State Fiscal Session Leaves Arkansas SNAP Budget Hungry for State Funding
2026 Special Session Keys Up to Further Starve SNAP and Other Programs The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) suffered a significant loss last week that will likely destabilize the program […]
The Arkansas SNAP Call Center is an Important Resource As Arkansans Start to Feel the Impact of Expanded SNAP Work Requirements and Related SNAP Changes
Arkansas is the most food insecure state in the nation, and SNAP is the most powerful anti-hunger program we have.
A Deeper Dive on SNAP Cost Shifts and Their Potential Impact on Families Struggling to Make Ends Meet
On Tuesday we shared about the big decisions Arkansas lawmakers need to make this spring to shore up the state’s SNAP program due to provisions from the One Big Beautiful […]
SNAP Costs Shifts Are Coming: How Hunger Will Rise for Arkansans if the State Does Not Act
It’s no secret that once again Arkansas has the highest rate of food insecurity in the nation at 19.4% according to the most recent (and final) federal insecurity report from […]
SNAP Back — But Not for Long: Forthcoming November SNAP relief will fade for many due to H.R.1 cuts
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps) has been featured heavily in recent headlines as the availability of November SNAP benefits — either in whole, in […]
Statement: Arkansas Leaders Must Focus on Ensuring Families Receive Food Assistance
Arkansas has $1.8 billion in its Catastrophic Reserve Fund, and we are on the brink of a catastrophe that requires state funding.
Preventable harm: How suspending SNAP benefits in November harms families and our communities
Note: Since this blog was originally published on October 28, the Trump administration announced on November 3, 2025, that it will comply with federal court orders and begin using contingency […]