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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (What is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for?

April 26, 2017nutrition program supplemental

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (What is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for?

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, helps Americans put food on the table. It served 26 million people in Fiscal Year 2007. If you qualify for SNAP, you get an electronic card. You can use SNAP benefit like cash at most grocery stores to buy food. This food can help you eat a healthy diet. SNAP benefits come from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through their Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Every state, plus Washington, D.C., Guam and the Virgin Islands, operates SNAP. Each state sets some rules for who can get SNAP. It also gives out the SNAP benefits to people living in that state.