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Account of Max Brantley, retired senior editor of the Arkansas Times. Have covered Arkansas news for 52 years. Louisiana native.
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Charities, on Tuesday: "We can't fill the gap."
Journalists, on Tuesday: "Arkansans receive about $10 million in SNAP benefits every week."
Sanders, on Friday: "Here's $3 million."
Journalists, on Tuesday: "Arkansans receive about $10 million in SNAP benefits every week."
Sanders, on Friday: "Here's $3 million."
#Arkansas food banks warn that they don't have enough resources to feed hungry Arkansans if Trump administration refuses to fund SNAP benefits amid govt. shutdown: “The charitable system simply cannot fill in that gap and cannot replace that magnitude of food resources."
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Charity alone can’t fill the gap if SNAP benefits lapse next month, Ark. food bank leaders warn - Arkansas Times
Arkansas's food banks and food pantries are efficient and effective, but they only provide a fraction of the aid that SNAP does.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Charities, on Tuesday: "We can't fill the gap."
Journalists, on Tuesday: "Arkansans receive about $10 million in SNAP benefits every week."
Sanders, on Friday: "Here's $3 million."
Journalists, on Tuesday: "Arkansans receive about $10 million in SNAP benefits every week."
Sanders, on Friday: "Here's $3 million."