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Houston Food Bank welcomes members of the LGBTQ+ community to utilize our resources of culturally appropriate and trauma-informed social services such as SNAP application assistance.

Updates to SNAP Benefits for 36 counties impacted by Hurricane Beryl.

Current SNAP recipients don’t need to take any action to receive their replacement benefits. Recipients in Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, and Wharton counties will automatically receive a percentage of their July SNAP benefit allotment on their Lone Star Card by July 16. SNAP recipients can now purchase hot foods and ready-to-eat meals with their benefits.

Recipients in those counties can also apply for additional replacement funds, up to the full monthly allotment. Those impacted who do not live in one of the 18 listed counties can still apply for replacement benefits.

Learn More About SNAP

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – a national program of the USDA which provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of qualifying individuals and families to help them purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency. Households who receive SNAP can use benefits to buy foundational, nutritious foods such as breads and cereals; fruits and vegetables; meats, fish and poultry; and dairy products.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families, and provides economic benefits to communities.

Households who receive SNAP can use benefits to buy foods such as:

  • breads and cereals
  • fruits and vegetables
  • meats, fish and poultry
  • dairy products

The Houston Food Bank Community Assistance Program (CAP) provides assistance to people applying for SNAP

To learn more about SNAP, please visit USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service.

WHO CAN QUALIFY?

You may qualify for SNAP if…

✔ your income and other resources are under certain limits.
✔ you have a car, a house, and or some savings.

Only U.S. citizens and certain lawfully-present non-citizens may receive SNAP benefits. Non-citizens who are eligible based on their immigration status must also meet other SNAP eligibility requirements such as income and resource limits.

📌 If you are undocumented, and have children who are United States citizens, you can apply for SNAP on their behalf.

WHAT DO I NEED TO APPLY?

You’ll need when applying:

  • Identification (for everyone in the household)
  • Social security numbers (for everyone in the household)
  • Utility bills (gas, electric, oil, water, and telephone)
  • Rent receipt/agreement or mortgage statements and/or tax bill
  • Proof of income (for everyone in the household)
  • Medical expenses – ONLY if you are 60 and older and/or disabled
  • Child day care expenses

To learn more about SNAP qualifications, please visit Your Texas Benefits.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I APPLY?

When your application has been submitted, Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has 30 days to make a determination about your SNAP application. They will contact you to conduct an interview.

If you are denied, you are always welcome to re-apply.

Application and technical assistance is available at the Houston Food Bank (535 Portwall Street). Or, call  832-369-9390 to speak with a Community Assistance Program representative.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English.  Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (833) 620-1071, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to:

  1. mail:
    Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
    1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
    Alexandria, VA 22314; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

SCHEDULE SNAP APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
Please schedule an appointment with a trained navigator to receive SNAP application assistance via Zoom

Make an appointment in english
Hacer una cita en español

Or call our SNAP Zoom Line at 832-586-8579

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

For questions regarding SNAP application assistance, please call our helpline:

832-369-9390