November 29, 2020

Group providing food boxes for Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe running out of funds

Author: Sonu Wasu

Long lines at Valley food banks this holiday season are highlighting the desperate need for help that so many people in our community need right now. In some parts of Arizona, that need is even greater.
Due to lack of access to water and full-fledged grocery stores, agencies helping those in the remote parts of the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe are running out of funds to help feed thousands of families that rely on them for aid.
"The Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe are extreme food deserts.