Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program now available to St. Johns County residents - WOKV

St. Johns County, FL — The Florida Department of Children and Families is opening the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for residents successful St. Johns County successful effect to Ian. On Wednesday the region said the D-SNAP programme provides nutrient assistance for radical and families impacted by the tempest and who are not already getting nutrient assistance benefits done the regular SNAP program.

We’re told the programme is disposable for region residents who conscionable the pursuing criteria:

•             Not presently receiving regular SNAP benefits

•             Be surviving oregon moving successful a disaster-declared County astatine the clip of Hurricane Ian

•             Must conscionable fiscal eligibility requirements

•             Must person suffered a disaster-related nonaccomplishment specified as:

• Damage to their location oregon self-employment property
• Loss of food
• Reduction oregon nonaccomplishment of income
• Other disaster-related expenses

The region says DCF is encouraging radical to registry online astatine MyFLFamilies.com/DSNAP and implicit the telephone interview. Residents tin use online until October 23rd and telephone interviews volition hap betwixt the 20th and 23rd based connected the alphabetical bid of your past name.

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Steven Ponson

Steven Ponson is the Afternoon News Anchor with WOKV-FM, providing quality updates during The Mark Kaye Show and Sean Hannity Show.