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Community urges Phoenix to raise crisis relief fund to $5 million as SNAP cuts deepen
Summary
At the May 5 council meeting dozens of residents and nonprofit leaders urged the council to expand the proposed flexible emergency financial assistance from $3.15 million to $5 million and to make the funds accessible to all Phoenix residents, citing SNAP cuts and immigration enforcement impacts.
Dozens of residents, advocacy groups and nonprofit representatives used the May 5 Phoenix City Council public‑comment period to urge the city to increase a proposed Flexible Emergency Financial Assistance (client services/crisis relief) program to $5 million and to ensure the funds are low‑barrier and available to all Phoenix residents.
"You must increase customer service and allocate these 5 million so that our community which has been affected can move forward," Maria Mora told the council. Kirsten Pette of Children's Action Alliance described rising…
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