HANCOCK – The Keweenaw Co-op is responding to the suspension of the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in November. Ariele Pizzo, marketing and outreach coordinator with Keweenaw Cooperative, said the co-op is focusing on food access and affordability through programs like Round UP for the Western U.P. Food Bank, Double Up Food Bucks, the upcoming Double Up Bonus Bucks, and the co-op’s monthlong Field Day sale that also gives back to North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NĀTIFS), an Indigenous-led organization.

“We are receiving sheets with four $10 vouchers that people can use for the Double Up Food Bucks program,” Pizzo said. “If they come here, they can spend $20 with SNAP (Bridge) card, on vegetables or fruits, they will get $20 in credit for the next time

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