10/17/2024
SNAP Benefits (DSNAP NOT turned on yet): Hot foods approved with SNAP EBT benefits: Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, and Volusia counties. Available at participating retailers in the eligible counties until November 15, 2024.
Recipients should check with retailers before making purchases to ensure participation. Examples of foods that may be purchased include hot deli foods, salad bars, prepared sandwiches, and fountain drinks.
Individual SNAP replacements open for Milton: https://www.myflfamilies.com/milton
SNAP Recipients who lost food due to Hurricane Milton can apply for food replacement.
To apply, individuals must: be a current SNAP Recipient and 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.
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 transiti...
