The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, provides monthly benefits that help low-income households buy the food they need for good health.
SNAP is a federal program run locally by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
At national level, SNAP is the largest programmed of the national safety net against hunger.
SNAPs are intended to be a supplement to one's income to help ensure that nutritional needs are met.
Residents in Mississippi facing food insecurity have been urged to apply for the program.
Help is available for those who have trouble putting food on the table.
The SNAP prescreening tool provided by the Food and Nutrition Service does not determine a household's SNAP eligibility, but it can be used to determine how eligibility is determined.
This is a way to deliver the Supplementary Feeding Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits without paper coupons.
Using a plastic card that acts like a debit card, beneficiaries can get their benefits at a retail point of sale device.