NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Nashville single mother and full-time student discovered her family's monthly food assistance benefits had been stolen, leaving her unable to buy groceries or celebrate her daughter's upcoming third birthday.

Alexis Radley was looking forward to her monthly grocery shopping trip with her children on Monday when their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were deposited. The trip serves as bonding time for the family.

"That's our one-on-one time, you know, for me to bond with my kids," Radley said.

But when she arrived at the store, she discovered the money was gone.

"I had went to purchase something and my balance was zero," Radley said.

Radley filed a police report and contacted the Tennessee Department of Human Services, where she learned she

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