![]() ![]() It has approved the D-SNAP program for 48 counties in Florida, but will slowly open registration on a county-by-county basis over the next couple of weeks.įirst, it helps people who are already on SNAP get more assistance. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services, which runs SNAP and D-SNAP. “We work with the state to determine whether they are ready for the D-SNAP program and that's what's been happening here lately,” said Robin Bailey Jr., southeast regional administrator for the U.S. She’ll have to wait, because another program, Disaster SNAP or D-SNAP, is not yet up and running in Miami-Dade County. “I’ll wait for them to tell me something. Also, families can continue to purchase hot foods with their SNAP benefits through Sept 30.ĭCF Eligibility for SNAP benefits in Florida.īut many who aren't on that program, like Blain, are still struggling. Application periods have been extended and those whose benefits were set to expire will continue to get them for at least another month. To help replace some of that food, current SNAP recipients were approved to get 40 percent of their monthly benefits automatically reloaded onto their cards. When power didn’t come back on quickly, some of that went bad. People who receive those benefits, like so many South Floridians, went out and bought a bunch of supplies before the storm. That program gives people cards to use like debit cards, to buy pre-approved items at the grocery store. ![]() SNAP or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. That’s why I’m coming here to get food stamps,” she says in front of the two-story FANM building on the edge of Little Haiti. Her family didn’t have power for eight days, and during that time food spoiled in the fridge and their non-perishables dwindled. “When they said that they said no school, I stuff for $300 for my kids,” said Blain. WLRN Vedette Blain says she's looking for food assistance after most of her groceries were either eaten or spoiled without refrigeration. ![]()
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