SNAP food assistance: How to apply for disaster, replacement and supplemental aid
Qualifying Louisiana residents in areas Hurricane Francine impacted last week will be able to receive federal assistance with replacing or supplementing their food, state officials announced Friday. The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received approval on Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) operations in eight parishes,
Disaster food assistance approved for 8 parishes following Hurricane Francine
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received federal approval on September 20, 2024, for multiple forms of disaster food assistance for Hurricane Francine-affected families.
DSNAP, SNAP replacements and supplements approved for Hurricane Francine-affected parishes
Disaster food assistance approved for Hurricane Francine-affected Louisiana parishes. DSNAP applications begin September 25.
DSNAP and SNAP replacements authorized after Hurricane Francine
DCFS says current SNAP recipients in Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary, and Terrebonne parishes will automatically receive a replacement of 40 percent of their September benefits, if they were issued on or before Francine made landfall on September 11th.
8 parishes approved for DSNAP following Hurricane Francine
DCFS is working to submit the request for DSNAP operations in those parishes to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service for approval.
Food banks see an uptick in requests for help after Hurricane Francine
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -Even before Hurricane Francine hit south Louisiana last week, Second Harvest Food Bank was already busy helping those in need ahead of the storm. “We saw, first of all, people getting ready in Lafayette when we helped them set up a shelter there and worked with the fire department to make sure that people that were unhoused had access to food.
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