FLORIDA — The Florida Department of Children and Families says that the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), which helps people and families get food after Hurricane Ian, has been approved for the state (DCF).
DCF works with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to run the D-SNAP program. DCF said it is for people who don’t get food aid through the regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
DCF says that starting Monday, D-SNAP will be put into place by county and in stages. All applicants must pre-register, which is open from Monday at 1 a.m. to Sunday at 11 p.m. for the counties listed in each phase.
In the first phase, people can sign up by phone. In the coming weeks, DCF will hold in-person D-SNAP events for people who can’t sign up by phone.
DCF says that eligible people who participate in the D-SNAP phone event will get an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card in the mail that they can use to buy food at authorized USDA food retailers.
📢REMINDER Volusia County residents: The on-site D-SNAP interview location in your county is closing TODAY! Make sure to stop by before 5 PM!
Please visit https://t.co/ANO9dWKnQz for more information. pic.twitter.com/Qeuj19p1OQ
— Florida Department of Children and Families (@MyFLFamilies) November 7, 2022
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Collier County will have a D-SNAP (Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) site open for a short time next week.
It will be at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex at 3940 City Gate Blvd N in Naples.
On Sunday, November 6, Monday, November 7, and Wednesday, November 9, the site will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 8, the site WILL NOT be open.
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D-SNAP gives food aid to people and families who were affected by Hurricane Ian and are not getting food aid through the regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
🚨REMINDER Volusia & Collier County residents: If you pre-registered for D-SNAP but DID NOT complete a phone interview, your on-site interview locations are OPEN TODAY!
Please visit https://t.co/ANO9dWKnQz for more information. pic.twitter.com/mAt99VlLMq
— Florida Department of Children and Families (@MyFLFamilies) November 7, 2022
Residents of Collier who signed up online but didn’t finish their phone interview can do so here. People who missed the October 23 deadline to pre-register will also be able to do so again.
