Food Security: What's Happening?
Changes to SNAP Work Requirements Beginning October 1st
Starting October 1, the age limit for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) will increase from 52 to 54 and time-limit waivers in 33 parishes will expire. For more information, follow the link below.
DCFS Announcement
Got SUN Bucks? Top Box Foods Introduces the Summer Staples Box!
Top Box Foods, which delivers boxes of affordable and nutritious food straight to your doorstep, has created a Summer Staples Box designed specifically to help maximize your SUN Bucks and SNAP dollars. Top Box Foods will match your SUN Bucks and SNAP Dollars on any eligible purchase, allowing you to receive two boxes for the price of one.
For more information on what the Summer Staples Box contains and how to place an order, visit www.TopBoxFoods.com.
Summer EBT is On the Way!
5/6/2024
In January, Governor Landry announced that the state of Louisiana would not participate in the USDA'S Summer EBT program, which provides children at designated schools and camps with nutritious meals when classes are out for the summer. The program reaches and helps feed around 600,000 children in Louisiana during the summer, greatly relieving hunger and food insecurity for children who are out of school.
The decision not to participate this year was a cause for concern for many, as this would have left thousands of children around the state hungry over the summer. However, on May 1st, the Louisiana Senate voted unanimously to approve a resolution to fund the program, and on May 6th the Louisiana DCFS announced that the state would participate in the program after all!
For more information about the Summer EBT program, including how to check your eligibility and enroll, visit the DCFS website below.
Sun Bucks Summer EBT is Coming to Louisiana!