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D-SNAP On-Site Locations
Lee County
Lee Civic Center
11831 Bayshore Road
North Fort Myers, FL 33917
Dates: December 13-15, 2024
Hours: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Lake County
Lake-Sumter State College
9501 U.S. Highway 441
Leesburg, FL 34788
Dates: December 14-16, 2024
Hours: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
DeSoto County
DeSoto County Fairgrounds
100 SW Heard Street
Arcadia, FL 34266
Dates: December 16-18, 2024
Hours: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Columbia County
Florida Gateway Fairgrounds
164 SW Mary Ethel Lane
Lake City, FL 32025
Dates: December 19-21, 2024
Hours: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Manatee County
Tom Bennett Park
400 Cypress Creek Blvd.
Bradenton, FL 34208
Dates: December 19-21, 2024
Hours: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Current SNAP recipients are not eligible for D-SNAP and should not attend the on-site D-SNAP location.
- Applicants who were approved during the telephone interview for D-SNAP will receive their EBT card by mail and should not attend the on-site D-SNAP location.
- D-SNAP onsite locations have ended in the following counties: Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Flagler, Franklin, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk Sarasota, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, and Wakulla.
On-site locations and dates for remaining counties will be announced as they open.
D-SNAP
The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) provides food assistance for individuals and families impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton and who are not receiving food assistance through the regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, D-SNAP is implemented by the Florida Department of Children and Families (Department).
Starting Monday, October 28, 2024, the Department began implementing D-SNAP in a phased approach by county. Each county offered residents both a telephonic option and an onsite option for applying.
Telephonic D-SNAP events have ended for all counties, but residents in DeSoto, Columbia, Lake, Lee, and Manatee can still apply by attending onsite events. Specific dates, times, and locations for remaining onsite events are still being determined and will be announced here soon.
Pre-registration is required by all applicants and will reopen online on the first day of each county’s onsite event and close on the last day. Dates and locations will be announced online and applicants are encouraged to pre-register online for faster service.
Please view the counties and check back for ongoing D-SNAP announcements and updates.
Who is Eligible for D-SNAP?
To qualify for D-SNAP:
- Applicants must NOT be receiving regular SNAP benefits
- Applicants must have been living in a disaster-declared county at the time of Hurricanes Helene or Milton
- Applicants must have suffered a disaster-related loss such as:
- Damage to their home(s) or self-employment property
- Loss of food
- Reduction or loss of income
- Other disaster-related expenses
- Applicants must meet financial eligibility requirements
- Helene Applicants must report the household’s net income received from September 23, 2024 through October 22, 2024
- Helene Applicants must report all liquid household assets that were available on September 23, 2024, including cash on hand and money in checking and savings accounts.
- Milton Applicants must report the household’s net income received from October 5, 2024 through November 3, 2024
- Milton Applicants must report all liquid household assets that were available on October 5, 2024, including cash on hand and money in checking and savings accounts
What Benefits are Available through D-SNAP?
- Eligible recipients who participate in the telephonic D-SNAP event will receive an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card by mail that can be used to purchase food at authorized USDA food retailers.
- The EBT card cannot be used for alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or non-food items.
HOW DO I APPLY FOR D-SNAP?
Pre-registration is ONLY available for residents who were impacted by Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton and live in counties designated in each phase (View the Phase Schedule below).
- Verification is required for certain elements of the application.
- Eligibility can be determined more quickly and easily if a state driver’s license or identification number and a Social Security number is provided.
- Pre-registration will ONLY be open for counties listed below.
- Residents who are unable to pre-register online can visit one of the D-SNAP event locations in-person when they are open.
- When selecting the disaster on the pre-registration form, please select the most recent storm that impacted your household.
After an applicant completes the pre-registration process above, the applicant must complete an interview by attending an on-site event. Telephonic D-SNAP events have ended for all counties.
- Applicants may only apply during designated dates and operating hours for their county.
- Applicants must meet financial eligibility requirements
- Helene Applicants must report the household’s net income received from September 23, 2024, through October 22, 2024
- Helene Applicants must report all liquid household assets that were available on September 23, 2024, including cash on hand and money in checking and savings accounts.
- Milton Applicants must report the household’s net income received from October 5, 2024, through November 3, 2024
- Milton Applicants must report all liquid household assets that were available on October 5, 2024, including cash on hand and money in checking and savings accounts
Phase Schedule:
- PHASE ONE: Schedule by County
Counties: Columbia, Dixie, Franklin, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, and Wakulla
Pre-Registration Dates: SEE ON-SITE LOCATIONS
Telephonic Dates: PRE-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
- PHASE TWO: Schedule by County
Counties: Charlotte, Hernando, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota
Pre-Registration Dates: SEE ON-SITE LOCATIONS
Telephonic Dates: PRE-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
- PHASE THREE: Schedule by County
Counties: Citrus, DeSoto, Flagler, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, and Volusia
Pre-Registration Dates: SEE ON-SITE LOCATIONS
Telephonic Dates: PRE-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
The Department will open D-SNAP locations in the counties that have been approved for D-SNAP. On-site locations and dates for counties will be announced as they open.
Telephonic
D-SNAP telephonic has ended for all counties.