Details on the availability and site locations for enrollment for D-SNAP for Hurricane Helene victims in Bulloch County will be announced this week.
Georgians in areas hit hardest by Hurricane Helene will be able to pre-register for assistance to feed their families under a temporary program called the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) supported by the Georgia Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
D-SNAP provides temporary food assistance in the form of a one-time payment to low-to-moderate income households who lost income or sustained property damage following a disaster. To qualify for D-SNAP, Georgians must:
- Live or work in one of the counties declared by FEMA for Individual and Public Assistance at the time of the disaster
- Not currently receive food assistance through the regular SNAP program
- Have suffered a disaster-related loss to property or income, including incurring expenses related to the disaster
- Provide proof of identity for the head of household and authorized representative (if applicable)
- Meet  financial eligibility requirements
Current SNAP recipients are not eligible for D-SNAP and should not apply.
Phase 4 opens Monday, November 18 and includes Appling, Bulloch, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, and Wheeler counties.
This week, it is Phase 3 that is underway, which includes Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, and Washington counties.
D-SNAP site locations for Phase 4 will be announced in the coming days. Check back for details.
The phased approach was developed based on USDA Food and Nutrition Service recommendations for service delivery readiness and availability, and the administrative requirements to process applications
