The Alabama Department of Human Resources has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to operate a Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). This program is designed to provide food benefits to people who might not ordinarily qualify for the Food Assistance Program.
To qualify for the benefits, residents must apply in person or have an authorized representative apply for them. Applicants must have disaster damage to their homes, loss of food, expenses related to protecting their homes, or lost income as a result of the disaster and meet income limits composed of net household income plus available liquid resources (cash or money in the bank).
Jefferson County DHR will be accepting applications May 10th-15th between 7a.m. and 6p.m. at Boutwell Auditorium. The application schedule for Jefferson County, based on the first letter of the person's last name, is as follows:
Tuesday (May 10) -- A-E
Wednesday (May 11) -- F-J
Thursday (May 12) -- K-O
Friday (May 13) -- P-S
Saturday (May 14) -- T-Z
Sunday (May 15) -- Make-up day for persons who miss their scheduled application day.
In Tuscaloosa, the Department of Human Resources will be accepting applications May 11th-14th, 2011, between 7a.m. - 6p.m. at Coleman Coliseum. The application schedule for Tuscaloosa County, based on the first letter of the person's last name, is as follows:
Tuesday (May 10) -- A-E
Wednesday (May 11) -- F-J
Thursday (May 12) -- K-O
Friday (May 13) -- P-T
Saturday (May 14) -- U-Z
Sunday (May 15) -- Make-up day for persons who miss their scheduled application day.
In Cullman County, applications are being accepted May 11th-13th from 7a.m. to 6p.m. at the Fyffe Church of God Gymnasium. The application schedule is based on the first letter of the person's last name:
Tuesday (May 10) -- A-J
Wednesday (May 11) -- K-R
Thursday (May 12) --S-Z
Friday (May 13) -- Make-up day for persons who miss their scheduled application day.
In Walker County, applications are being accepted May 11th-14th from 7a.m. to 6p.m. at the Parkland Shopping Center in Jasper. The application schedule is based on the first letter of the person's last name:
Wednesday (May 11) -- A-J
Thursday (May 12) -- K-R
Friday (May 13) -- S-Z
Saturday (May 14) -- Make-up day for persons who miss their scheduled application day.
Individuals and families applying for the D-SNAP must submit some form of identification, such as a photo I.D. or documents that contain your name and/or address to verify identity and residence in the disaster-designated county. However, if a person does not have identifying documents due to storm damage, they can bring someone to verify their identity.
