Food Stamps

A church parishioner in Sarasota and the Diocese of Venice are addressing financial and food needs in light of the government shutdown.

Food pantries are reporting more clients and expecting even more if SNAP benefits are paused.

The DeSantis administration is warning nearly 3 million Floridians who rely on federal food assistance that their benefits won’t be available in November due to the federal government shutdown. “If the federal government shutdown continues into November, (supplemental nutrition assistance program) SNAP benefits for the month of November will not be issued until federal funding is restored,” the Florida Department of Children Families (DCF) posted on its webpage.

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...