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Tribal leaders urge pilot for tribes to administer SNAP to reduce hunger delays in Alaska
Summary
Tanana Chiefs Conference and other speakers urged the Senate committee to pilot tribal administration of SNAP in Alaska, citing long application delays, mail and phone system failures and existing tribal experience running TANF and other programs.
ANCHORAGE — Speakers at the Senate Indian Affairs roundtable urged Congress to authorize a pilot allowing regional tribal nonprofits to administer SNAP in Alaska service areas to reduce delays and improve access.
“Alaska native families should not go hungry while systems fail,” said Chief Brian Ridley of Tanana Chiefs Conference, citing months-long…
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