Food Stamps

For many, Collier County elicits images of golf courses, beautiful beaches and affluent people. But for some residents, a different reality exists, as the population experiencing food insecurity continues to grow.The Federal Reserve Economic Data reports Collier’s annual median household income at an estimated $75,799 in 2021, the last reported year. Of the nearly 386,000 population, 10.4% were living in poverty.

D-SNAP provides food assistance for individuals and families impacted by Hurricane Ian and who are not receiving food assistance benefits through the regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Low-income people in the state’s major food-assistance program will be able to make online grocery purchases to help protect them from the spread of...

Florida is applying for a federal waiver that will let people who receive SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps, order their groceries online.

The state is quietly closing offices that provide help to people applying for food stamps and Medicaid in several Florida counties.

Florida education officials and advocates say about 200,000 students could become ineligible for automatic free school lunches under a Trump...

Senior citizens and people with disabilities who have pre-registered online will be able to conduct the qualifying interviews to receive Disaster...

As Floridians continue lining up for food assistance due to hardships caused by Hurricane Irma, state officials announced they intend to re-open...

A House Republican filed a proposal Friday that seeks to prevent people from using food-assistance benefits to buy soft drinks.

Most people in Florida who get food stamps are required to work in order to keep them . A bill ( HB 23 ) that’s slated to be heard by the full state...