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More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes federal food program

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By Nicole Santa Cruz Verified
| Beacon (Maine) Verified
Hundreds of Mainers gathered at Portland City Hall on Saturday, Jan. 18 to rally against Trump's agenda on immigration, reproductive rights and more. Photo by Channa Steinmetz As a House committee debated President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill last year, Republican backers repeatedly emphasized that its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, wouldn't affect vulnerable people.
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More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits

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By Nicole Santa Cruz Verified
| Popular Resistance
Above photo: As people in Arizona continue to lose their SNAP benefits, St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix has seen an increase in visits. Rob Schumacher/The Republic/Imagn. After Trump Changes Federal Food Program. Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
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More than 770,000 children no longer receiving SNAP benefits after changes to federal food program

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By Nicole Santa Cruz Verified
| Tucson Sentinel Verified
ProPublica Arizona has seen the nation’s largest percentage decline in SNAP participants; 205,223 children are no longer receiving the benefit since July 2025, a 55% drop. This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.
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