The Brief

PHOENIX - Arizonans are stepping up to fill the SNAP-gap by donating money, food, and time to help people on the verge of losing food stamps, including Sunnyslope area, which is home to many low-income residents.

The backstory:

Phoenix Councilmember Debra Stark put out the word on October 27 and the donations started pouring in.

By Oct. 31, several truckloads of food were delivered to the Vista Colina Family Shelter near 11th Avenue and Mountain View Road. Anything left over will go to Saint Mary's Food Bank.

What they're saying:

"But everything that I’m seeing that’s going around, you know, on the news, and people are not gonna be getting their benefits, they're gonna be hungry.. and for me to help, it just warms my heart," said Angel, a food donor.

Another donor, Bri

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