Another state is experiencing an extreme backlog with food aid applications and recertifications.
As Jennifer Brown writes in "The Colorado Sun," "Colorado is so slow at processing applications for food assistance that it ranks in the bottom five states and is now under a corrective action plan with the federal government." While it varies per county, this means that many Coloradans who are reliant upon programs like SNAP or WIC are struggling. "The bottom line is that people who rely on nutrition assistance, formerly referred to as food stamps, are going hungry while they wait for the government to verify their applications," Brown wrote.
