Arizona Food Bank Network

Join us on October 16 for the first Farmer Development Series webinar of the season: From Farm to Institution. We'll be joined by Courtney Boyer, Director of Supply Chain at Duncan Family Farms, exploring how local farmers can expand their customer base by connecting with a variety of institutional and alternative buyers.

If you want to gain tangible strategies, resources, and actionable steps you can use to start developing these new market opportunities, register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Kn-FSvNOQQmZ6k4c5DLQHg #/registration 🌱

Don't miss your chance to make your voice heard! Register to vote in the 2026 election by midnight tonight, October 5. (It's even a good idea to double-check that your voter registration is still valid if you aren't sure). Head to azfoodbanks.org/vote to learn more, or head straight to servicearizona.com.

If you received SUN Bucks in 2026, don't leave your benefits unused! We encourage all families to check their balances as the benefits will expire 122 days after they are placed on the card 📣

While the application has closed for SUN Bucks 2026, you can find more information and hotline numbers at azed.gov/SUNBucks under "Who do I contact if I have further questions?"

Share your story with us - because your perspective is powerful 🌱

Whether you struggled to get enough food in your past, or you visit a food bank consistently today, let AzFBN amplify your voice. It's another way you can take action and make a difference this Hunger Action Month 🍊

Visit azfoodbanks.org/submit-your-story
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Comparte tu historia con nosotros - porque tu perspectiva es poderosa 🌱

Ya sea que en el pasado hayas tenido dificultades para conseguir suficientes alimentos o que actualmente acudas con regularidad a un banco de alimentos, permite que AzFBN amplifique tu voz. Es otra forma de pasar a la acción y marcar la diferencia durante este Hunger Action Month 🍊

Visita azfoodbanks.org/submit-your-story

❤️ You worked hard. SNAP can help you continue putting healthy meals on the table.

Many older adults qualify for SNAP but never apply because they assume they won't be eligible.

With Arizona's updated income guidelines, more seniors may now qualify for monthly grocery benefits.

Applying is easier than many people think.

Learn more and see if you qualify.

➡️ https://azfoodbanks.org/snap


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❤️ Usted ha trabajado duro. SNAP puede ayudarle a seguir poniendo comidas saludables en la mesa.

Muchos adultos mayores califican para SNAP, pero nunca solicitan los beneficios porque creen que no serán elegibles.

Con las nuevas pautas de ingresos de Arizona, más adultos mayores podrían calificar ahora para recibir beneficios mensuales para comprar alimentos.

Solicitar los beneficios es más fácil de lo que muchas personas piensan.

Obtenga más información y vea si califica.

➡️ https://azfoodbanks.org/snap

AzFBN is a Senior Director of Development!

In this position, you will be responsible for different aspects of a well-rounded fundraising program, with the ability to build on areas of opportunity for current and future growth. Successful candidates for this position will value the AzFBN vision of a hunger-free Arizona, joining a high-performing team 🍊

🔗Learn more and apply at azfoodbanks.org/jobs [link in bio]

Samantha Childs and Liz Vann manage outreach and operations with Cochise Harm Reduction. For them, a well-stocked food pantry is like a super power. ⚡

When they're able to first address the physical needs of a community member, it's much more likely that they'll be able to connect them to other services. Whether they need medical help due to drug use or they're navigating the criminal justice system, CHR believes that all humans deserve access to food and community care.

To accomplish that, not only do they partner with their local food bank, but they also work directly with local producers to source fresh foods for hot and cold meals. CHR team members like Samantha and Liz know firsthand how harm reduction efforts have to include nourishing food.

"It's not like we are going out into our community...we are our community. We are all one."

While CHR distributed 51,820 lbs of pantry items last year, they also helped reverse nearly 170 overdoses and connected over 2,000 people to lifesaving services like addiction recovery.

Not all heroes wear capes. 🦸 Some carry naloxone and a snack. Together, we can meet our community where they are to address diverse and unique needs for a . Thanks for being , Samantha and Liz, and everybody at Cochise Harm Reduction.

Let us paint a picture of how we end hunger together...

AzFBN has been partnering with the Hualapai Tribe as they lead anti-hunger work in their community through a Feeding America Natives Prepared grant. It's important that this work is fully driven by the Tribe: their priorities, their decisions, their community.

With this funding, they've invested in three different methods of storage, a refrigerated vehicle, a seed bank, and other projects they've identified as important for the food sovereignty and security of their community.

Now AzFBN gets to support the next piece. In partnership with St. Mary's Food Bank, we're helping the Tribe use their remaining grant funds to purchase ground beef from an Arizona rancher through AzFBN's Friends of the Farm program.

As part of National Hualapai Week, community members came together today to translate the beauty of this collaboration in many colors all across their new storage units.

This project was years in the making, included many partners, and engaged many programs within AzFBN. Still, the community shines through as that most important piece - the paint brush, the instrument. And for years to come, families will be fed because of this work.

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Hualapai Tribe Response St. Mary's Food Bank Feeding America