Double Up Food Bucks program gives extra funding for produce

Have you heard of Double Up Food Bucks Arizona? It has been around since 2015, but program organizers said not enough people are using it.  If you or someone you know is receiving SNAP benefits, which were formally known as food stamps, they can use Double Up Food Bucks Arizona to get more healthy fruits and vegetables directly from Arizona farmers. SB 1245 is making its way through the state legislature with broad bipartisan support right now and it would allocate more money to the program.  Participants can go to farmers market locationsand spend up to $20 on SNAP-eligible items. Their money is matched dollar for dollar and they can spend that matched money specifically on fruits and vegetables at these locations. So, in a sense - they are getting $20 worth of food for free.