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Florida was impacted by Hurricane Milton – a Category 3 storm – on Wednesday, October, 9th with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph that swept across the Gulf Coast and Central Florida damaging power lines, trees, homes, and businesses. The Florida Department of Children and Families has transitioned into response and recovery and is utilizing supports to ensure that Florida families have every available resource at their disposal.

Replacement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

SNAP Recipients who lost food due to Hurricane Milton can apply for food replacement by completing the form below. To apply, individuals must:

Be a current SNAP Recipient
Complete the form by October 19th, 2024.
Households are required to provide verification of having a power outage of 4 or more hours or damage that caused food loss to their MYACCESS Account, except for households located in Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Desoto, Flagler, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, and Volusia.
For households in the following counties, complete the online replacement form and upload supporting verification of food loss to your MyACCESS Portal using “Other” as the document type.
- Brevard, Clay, Duval, Glades, Hendry, Indian River, Marion, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, and Sumter.

Serving as the emergency response arm for the Hope Florida initiative, Activate Hope pulls together the private sector, nonprofits, and government resources to help Floridians get back on their feet following a natural disaster. Activate Hope helps connect Floridians with outside resources to provide food, household goods, home repairs, and more.

For more information visit: HopeFlorida.com.