“09.10.12 – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today announced it will open Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) sites in Assumption, St. Helena and Washington parishes on Tuesday.
The approval by the USDA brings the total number of parishes currently eligible for the assistance program to 16 — Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne and Washington. …
These sites will only serve individuals on Tuesday who reside in that parish and have previously been unable to visit a site…
Livingston – Last day to apply
Amvets, 26890 Hwy. 42, Springfield …
St. Tammany –
John Slidell Park, 105 Robert Blvd., Slidell
First Baptist Church, 16333 Hwy 1085, Covington …
Serving applicants on Tuesday with last names beginning with D-G: …
St. Helena –
Greensburg Fire Station — Applicants should park at Forest Festival Park on 3rd Street between Hwy 38 and Hwy 43 in Greensburg to be shuttled to the DSNAP site …
Tangipahoa –
Harvest Church, 43052 Yokum Rd., Hammond
Amite Fire Hall — Applicants should park at the Florida Parish Arena, 1301 NW Central Ave. in Amite to be shuttled to the DSNAP site …
Washington –
American Legion Post 24, 63613 Lakeview Rd., Bogalusa
Old Franklinton Elementary School, 902 Cleveland St., Franklinton …
To help expedite the application process, individuals can pre-apply for Hurricane Isaac DSNAP either online at http://www.dcfs.la.gov/preapply<;https://dsnap.dss.state.la.us/CustomerPortal/CPLogon.jsp> or http://www.getagameplan.org<;http://www.getagameplan.org/> or by calling 1-888-LAHELP-U (888-524-3578) 24 hours a day. When applying by phone, callers should select the appropriate language and then select options 3 and 3.
DSNAP is an income eligibility based program to assist eligible households who do not receive regular SNAP benefits and who need help buying groceries due to lost income or damages following a disaster. Eligibility is determined by federal guidelines and are based on an individual’s known or expected income, resources (such as cash on hand, saving and checking account balances) and unreimbursed disaster expenses during the disaster period of August 26 and September 24. For more information on income guidelines visit http://www.dcfs.la.gov<;http://www.dss.louisiana.gov/> or call 211…”
To read the full article visit http://www.dcfs.la.gov/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&articleID=467
