Standing Together Through Arizona’s SNAP Crisis
As the nation faces an abrupt suspension of funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, we know local organizations here in Arizona are rising to meet the moment. Across the state, food banks, mutual aid groups, farms, restaurants and community advocates are stepping in to fill the gaps — ensuring that families can access healthy, nourishing food when they need it most.
At Local First Arizona, we’re lifting up these resources so more Arizonans can find help quickly and easily. Below you’ll find links to community food distributions, local aid programs and partner organizations offering support across the state.
If you know of additional resources or events providing food assistance, please share them with us so we can continue connecting Arizonans with the help they need.
We extend our gratitude to the organizations and individuals stepping up to support Arizona families during this time. Your collective efforts reflect the resilience and generosity that define our state.
Statewide
Maps of food pantries around the state:
Arizona Food Bank Network: https://azfoodbanks.org/get-food/
St. Mary’s Food Bank: https://azfoodhelp.org/find-food-now/
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona: https://www.communityfoodbank.org/get-help/
United Food Bank: https://unitedfoodbank.org/findfood/
People can donate to UFB -> “We are continuing daily food deliveries and preparing for higher demand, but we need your help. As we head into the holiday seasons, your generosity supports our mission of alleviating hunger in Arizona. For more information on how you can give back, head to the link in our bio”
Yuma Community Food Bank: https://yumafoodbank.org/get-help/
Anti-Hunger Hotline: 602-528-3434, available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Emergency Food Referrals: 211 is available for food referrals Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Ask Mia chatbot
Families can visit JustAskMia.org or text “Family/Familia” to 877-558-2261 to get instant, location-based referrals, in English or Spanish, to nearby food banks, pantries, hot meal sites, diaper banks, and family resource centers.
SNAP customers can bring their EBT card to a participating location through the Double Up Arizona network. Staff on site will assist with issuing Food Bucks Now vouchers. SNAP participants are eligible to receive a $10 green voucher for Double Up fruits and veggies and a $30 pink Food Bucks Now voucher for any SNAP-eligible foods in November or until the government shutdown ends.
See document for further information about WIC, the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Up Food Bucks, and Food Bucks Now.
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona - Emergency food assistance resources in Southern Arizona.
DoorDash program
SNAP customers can also receive free delivery and waived service fees on orders from select SNAP-enabled stores through DoorDash, valid November 1–30 with promo code SNAPDD. Pantries interested in offering free deliveries through Project DASH can email projectdash@doordash.com for details.
Thanksgiving
St. Mary’s Food Bank Turkey Distribution
Monday, Nov 24 - Wednesday, Nov 26
Pick-ups in Phoenix and Surprise
Requirements: photo ID, one visit per household
Phoenix/Valley Metro Area
Phoenix Hunger Relief
Just $1 can provide 5 meals for a food bank.
Hot meals and sack lunches available 3 meals per day, locations around the Valley
Special hot evening meal program for families
Drive-thru food boxes and food pantry-based food boxes in Northern and Central Arizona
Worth Takeaway
Starting Nov 3, kids eat free
Phoenix Mutual Aid Community Fridges
Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
Community care table starting Nov 8 - leave what you can and take what you need
Borderlands Produce
$15 cash donation for a large box of produce (up to 70 lbs)
Stinkweeds Records - collecting food donations
Address: 12 West Camelback Road, Phoenix
Hours: M-F 11am - 8pm, Sat 10am-8pm and Sun 12noon - 6pm
Lovebite Dumplings
Free meals for SNAP beneficiaries Nov 1-8
Also encouraging people who can to “pay it forward” when they pay at the register, or to simply come in and get themselves a meal, to help keep the shop afloat and make this act of generosity possible.
Boycott Bar
Calling our community! PHX families need your help. We’re putting up $1000 for those in need after SNAP benefit cuts but we need YOUR donations! This Tuesday Nov 4 - 6-9p at Boycott Bar, we’re hosting a food drive. Anything and everything helps.
Thunderbird Lounge
Food drive till the end of December. Non perishables.
Baked Chemistry
Pay what you can meal + accepting donations
King Pigeon Thrift
Donate anything and get 10% off the shop. 10+ items = $10 gift card
Event 11/01 can pick up a sandwich kit + non-perishables
Yoga Hause
Yoga Hause will sponsor 5 grocery gift cards at $100 each for families who need support.
Trunk Space
Take what you want. Bring what you can.
Olla Olla
Weekly food drive
Carbon Tapatio
50 free chicken meals - Nov 03 from 1 to 6pm
Proof Bread
50% off for SNAP cardholders
Stroll Coffee
Donations drive for St. Mary’s - will give a discount for donations
Drinks for SNAP card holders
Uptown Farmers Market
EBT card holders receive food dollars to use throughout the market; there will be a donation table open during market hours and until 4pm
Emerson Frybread
1 frybread per person, the food truck will be set up at 16th St and Glenrosa near Phoenix Indian Medical Center on November 1, 3-5pm
The Pemberton
Anyone with a SNAP card will receive two tacos with chips and salsa
Bang Bang Coffee
All-day SNAP breakfast — a waffle and beverage or meal replacement bar — no questions asked
Donation drive for Activate Food Arizona to provide grocery gift cards to the community
Tonatierra - Miltecayotl
Open to anyone
Casa Medicina
Collecting non-perishable items to donate 💛
RigaTony’s
RigaTony’s is offering FREE Family-Sized Spaghetti and Meatball Dinners to SNAP recipients. These meals will feed four family members and will include our famous Antipasto Salad and Ciabatta Bread.
Donation drive - $10 donation will provide one meal for a family.
Cartel Roasting Co.
Nonperishable food donation drive across Cartel cafes
You’ll receive a free drink card or drink as a thank you
Gila River Indian Community
Navajo Nation
Please review the Navajo Nation’s website on food resources for people impacted by the SNAP pause
Tohono O’odham Nation
See here for district food distributions
Sells Food Distribution Building, just north of the Sells Fire Station.
North Komelik HOPP Building - Sif Oidak District Office Area
Traveling Eagle Store - in San Simon on AZ-86 at Mile Marker 74
San Xavier Co-op - 8100 S Oidak Wog, Tucson, AZ
Tucson
Borderlands Produce
$15 cash donation for a large box of produce (up to 70 lbs)
AZ Luminaria
Mutual aid options in Tucson:
Stacks book club
Food drive
Oro House Farm
Accepting donations to pay it forward for those lacking SNAP benefits
Heirloom Farmers Markets
$40 vouchers available for SNAP participants, first-come, first-serve
The Kingfisher Bar & Grill
2564 E Grant Road
We are feeding people every Sunday for free as long as we can and need to. We fed about 400 people yesterday from 12-2pm, and we will be offering as many free meals as we can on 11/9 from 10am-noon, and 11/16 from noon-2pm, as well as a Thanksgiving meal on Thursday 11/27 from 2-4pm. No ID, no questions asked, if you’re a furloughed Federal government worker, or you lost your SNAP benefits, or you simply just need to eat, please come eat.
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Brickbox Brewery
Katsu House offering one meal per day for any person holding a SNAP card or furloughed from the government
Holy Focaccia offering one loaf of bread per household per day
Flagstaff
Flagstaff CSA
Bring EBT card to receive SNAP support voucher
Flagstaff Family Food Center
Biffs Bagels
Biff's Bagels - Partnering with Flagstaff Family Food Center - bring in a donation of non-perishable food items and receive 10% off your order. Also offering free half dozens if you bring in your SNAP card.
City of Flagstaff Food Drive - donate at any of the following locations and times
City Hall | 211 W Aspen Ave | M – F, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Police Department | 911 E Sawmill Rd | M – F, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Aquaplex | 1702 N Fourth St | M – F, 6 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat, 6 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Sun, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Hal Jensen Recreation Center |2403 N Izabel St | M – F, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Joe C. Montoya Senior Center | 245 N Thorpe Rd | M – Th, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m., Fri, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Jay Lively Activity Center | 1650 N Turquoise Dr | During opening hours
Public Works Facility | 3200 W Rte 66 | M - F, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sustainability Office |419 N Mogollon St | M - Th, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Fri, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The items listed below are of greatest need:
Shelf-stable food (canned tuna, canned chicken, trail mix, crackers, beef sticks, fruit cups, protein bars, peanut butter, pasta, other canned goods)
Baby supplies (baby formula, baby wipes, diapers)
Personal hygiene items (toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, shower soap)
Cold weather accessories (socks, hats, gloves)
Mohave County
First Things First - Mohave resource guides - scroll to Nutrition and Food Resources section
Kingman
Rosebird Farms
Vouchers for SNAP card holders, $10 per day
20% discount on pantry staples
Pay-it-forward donation drive
Mohave College
Free food distributions Nov 7 and 21 9:30 am - 10:30 pm, open to everyone
Mutual Aid Fund at West of Third - taking $ donations for SNAP enrollees
Lake Havasu City
Lake Havasu City Farmers Market & Havasu Together
Donate to provide farmers market vouchers
Gedalje Real Estate Group
Nov 1 10am-12pm - giving out 42 $100 grocery store gift cards
Santa Cruz County
Vera Earl Premium Beef in Sonoita
Anyone with a SNAP card can receive 3 lbs of meat per household per week
Colorado River Indian Tribes & La Paz County
CRIT Media list of resources
CRIT Food Distribution Program is available for anyone who lives on the reservation regardless of membership status
Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank
Contributions can be made here
Yavapai County
Real Hope Inc. https://www.facebook.com/Realhopeinc.RHI/ Prescott Valley-based
Prescott Farmers Market "Feed Your Neighbors" project. Contact is Marie Higgins
MO Help is a joint effort between Manzanita Outreach and Yavapai County Community Health Services — you can filter by municipality and service/need.
If an entity is looking for contacts to farmers/local food purchasing options, reach out to Rebecca Serratos at rarriola@prescott.edu to organize around bulk purchasing and transportation.
Yuma
Yuma Community Food Bank: https://yumafoodbank.org/get-help/
Yuma food resources list aggregated by Jennifer Blackwell
Mostly Muffins & Border Grinds - free peanut butter and jelly sack lunches any day of the week, no questions asked
San Carlos Apache Tribe & Globe-Miami
Nalwoodi Denzone - Donations Accepted Here
We are increasing our food distribution by 250-300% over the next four weeks. We are collecting non-perishable items and will be distributing them at local food hubs. We are partnering with Tribal and state-wide entities to strategically target areas and families with the greatest need.
Veteran’s Pow Wow food drive - Peridot
Community Action Market and Produce - Miami
White Mountain Apache Tribe & White Mountains
Apache Behavioral Health Services
Food distributions in McNary, Whiteriver, and Cibecue Nov 5 & 6
The Copper Quill - Show Low
Food drive Nov 1 - Dec 20 – all will be donated to Shepherd’s Kitchen in Snowflake
FDPIR & Federal EmployeesThe Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations program remains open. See more info on best practices for Tribes regarding SNAP benefits during the government shutdown in the FDPIR Resource Document.
Federal employees affected by the shutdown can find assistance through FEEA’s Government Shutdown Resources.
