The Blue Fern Co.
Food Line Source Table 2026-08-31
Sources behind this briefing: 3 sources were used on the public page. The run reviewed 3 records and excluded 0 that were duplicate, stale, unrelated, or not strong enough for public use.
Exclusion breakdown: none.
| Title | Publisher | Location | Source link | Source family | How it was used | Issue | What happened | What the source says | Verification status | Who may be affected | Used on public page | source_freshness_status | source_freshness_date_basis | source_public_story_eligible |
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| Phoenix food-box demand rose as Arizona SNAP access contracted | Arizona Food Bank Network | Phoenix metropolitan area; Statewide | https://azfoodbanks.org/visits-increase | Historical Recovery | Main story | Service Reduction | St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix reported that demand for food boxes had nearly doubled as Arizona food-bank visits rose and SNAP access contracted; the sources did not establish a precise turnaway count or causal split. | people need food banks now more than at any point in the last 10 years | Source text reviewed | Arizona residents no longer receiving SNAP, Arizona residents who lost SNAP benefits, families experiencing delays obtaining or restoring food-assistance eligibility, first-time food-bank users, households relying on emergency food assistance, households seeking emergency food boxes, low-income households facing administrative or eligibility barriers to SNAP | Yes | approved_historical_retrospective | source_published_at | true |
| North Valley Food Bank visits rose amid SNAP contraction | NBC Montana | Whitefish and northwest Montana, including mobile and partner-pantry service areas | https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/north-valley-food-bank-sees-demand-as-montana-families-seek-food-assistance | Historical Recovery | Earlier lead | Service Reduction | North Valley Food Bank reported pantry visits rising from about 23,700 to 29,000 over a year and more than 1,500 people served weekly as Montana SNAP participation declined by about 9 percent. | More families in Northwest Montana are turning to food banks as grocery costs and changes to SNAP benefits put additional pressure on households | Source text reviewed | Montanans who have lost SNAP benefits, northwest Montana households seeking food-bank assistance, rural households served by mobile and partner pantries, working families unable to cover food and household costs | Yes | approved_historical_retrospective | source_published_at | true |
| Florida SNAP participation fell as Central Florida demand rose | Spectrum News 13 | Orange County and the broader Central Florida food-assistance service area; Statewide SNAP participation decline with documented effects in Orange County and Central Florida | https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/08/29/florida-snap-participation-drops-nearly-0-as-orlando-groups-see-demand-rise | Historical Recovery | Earlier lead | Service Reduction | Florida SNAP participation was reported down nearly 20 percent from July 2025, while Central Florida providers reported higher demand and Second Harvest said need exceeded the prior year's level. | In Florida, SNAP participation has dropped nearly 20% since July 2025 | Source text reviewed | Central Florida households seeking food-bank assistance, Florida households losing or failing to renew SNAP eligibility, Florida residents no longer receiving SNAP, families with children joining low-cost grocery assistance programs, families with children newly seeking food assistance, food-bank and hunger-relief clients in Central Florida, households denied SNAP during recertification or reapplication, low-income Central Florida families seeking alternative grocery assistance | Yes | approved_historical_retrospective | source_published_at | true |