The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the meal voucher program, provides monthly benefits that help low-income families buy the food they need for good health.
SNAP is a federal program administered locally by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
Using a SNAP pre-screening tool available through the Food and Nutrition Service does not determine a household's eligibility for SNAP, but it can give you an idea of how eligibility is determined.
This is a way of providing additional benefits under the Nutrition Assistance Program without paper coupons.
Using a plastic card that works like a debit card, recipients can access their benefits at retail Point-of-Sale devices.