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Sep 25, 2012
Pre-Apply for DSNAP Benefits
The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) is currently available in three parishes. Below is the schedule for those parishes. You must visit a site serving only your parish.
The following sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day will serve only applicants who reside in East Baton Rouge parish.
You must go on your designated Alphabet letter day only. East Baton Rouge residents are asked to visit the site that is located closest to their residence in order to help process applications as quick as possible. Sites will be open Monday, September 24 through Friday, September 28 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
East Baton Rouge sites -
- Southern University F.G. Clark Activity Center, Harding Blvd., Baton Rouge
- Former Sam's Club, 7685 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge
- Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, 9700 Scenic Hwy, Baton Rouge
- Healing Place Church, 19202 Highland Road, Baton Rouge
- Former Walmart, 14740 Plank Rd., Baker
- Lamar Dixon Expo Center, 9030 S. Landry Rd., Gonzales
- Tuesday, September 25 - D through G
- Wednesday, September 26 - H through L
- Thursday, September 27 - M through R
- Friday, September 28 - S through Z
The following sites will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day will serve only applicants who reside in that parish.
East Feliciana -
- East Feliciana Early Learning Center, 914 Plank Rd., Clinton
- Tuesday, September 25 -- Serving letters A through M
- Wednesday, September 26 -- Serving letters N through Z
- Independence Community Center, 10498 Hwy 965, St. Francisville
- Tuesday, September 25 -- Serving letters A through M
- Wednesday, September 26 -- Serving letters N through Z
The application period for DSNAP benefits in the following parishes has ended and residents are no longer eligible to apply - Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. Mary, St. James, St. John, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne and Washington.
To help expedite the application process, individuals can pre-apply for Hurricane Isaac DSNAP either online at www.dcfs.la.gov/preapply or by calling 1-888-LAHELP-U (888-524-3578). When applying by phone, callers should select the appropriate language and then select options 3 and 3.
DSNAP is an income eligibility based program to assist eligible households who do not receive regular SNAP benefits and who need help buying groceries due to lost income or damages following a disaster. Eligibility is determined by federal guidelines and is based on an individual's income, resources (such as cash on hand, saving and checking account balances) and unreimbursed disaster expenses during the disaster period of August 26 and September 24. Read more about DSNAP income guidelines or call 211.
DSNAP benefits are loaded onto cards at midnight after the card is issued. Technical problems with DSNAP cards can be addressed by returning to the DSNAP issuance site if it is still open or by staff at a local DCFS Economic Stability office.
Applicants who are unable to visit a site on their designated day can send an authorized representative on the day designated for the applicant's last name. An authorized representative will need to bring a copy of the government ID for whom they are applying, as well as a signed statement from that person giving the authorized representative permission to act on their behalf.
Individuals who already have received DSNAP cannot reapply. Attempts to defraud the DSNAP program will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Applicants who knowingly provide inaccurate or incomplete information as part of a DSNAP application could face criminal prosecution and disqualification of benefits. DCFS will investigate suspected fraud and aggressively pursue recoupment and possibly prosecution.
