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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP (Food Stamps)
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This section of PALawHelp.org has information and resources about the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program in Pennsylvania.
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COMPASS - Apply for Public Benefits and Services from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania residents can apply for a variety of programs offered by the PA Department of Human Services, including public assistance, food stamps, health care coverage, energy assistance and other social service programs at this site Content Detail
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Application for cash assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits
You can apply for cash assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance benefits online with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Paper forms can also be printed from the website. Content Detail
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Food Stamp/SNAP Benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the name for the Food Stamp program. This brochure from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. explains how the program works to provide food to qualified families in need. Read More
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Food Stamp Estimator
This program designed by North Penn Legal Services will tell you the amount of Food Stamps your household may be entitled to receive. You will be asked a series of simple questions about your income and expenses, so the program can calculate your Food Stamp allotment. This program is for Pennsylvania residents only. Read More
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Food Stamps
Information on the Food Stamp programfrom Neighborhood Legal Services Association. Content Detail
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Food Stamps for Households with an Elderly or Disabled Person
Information from Neighborhood Legal Services Association on Food Stamp eligibility for households with an elderly or disabled person. Content Detail
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Food Stamps Help Working Families (Audio-MP3)
6/2/2008 - Northwestern Legal Services provides an overview of Food Stamp benefits and how they can help low-income and working families, what types of items they can be used to purchase, eligibility information, and how the food stamp transactions are processed in Pennsylvania. Audio recording with written transcript. Read More
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Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services provides information on the EBT benefit delivery system which provides public assistance recipients with electronic access to their cash and food stamp benefits. Content Detail
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Food Stamp Homeless Shelter Deduction
Questions and answers from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia about the applications of the homeless shelter deduction in determining if a homeless person is eligible for Food Stamps. [PDF] Content Detail
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How to Get Child Care and Other Supportive Services When Your Family Gets Food Stamps, But Not Cash
Families that get SNAP (food stamps), but not cash assistance ("SNAP-only" households) can get many of same special allowances for supportive services (SPALs) to attend school or job skills training that cash assistance families get. This fact sheet from the Community Justice Project contains information on obtaining supportive services from the County Assistance Office if your household only receives Food Stamp Benefits Read More
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SNAP (Food Stamps)
A summary of basic rules of eligibility for food stamps under the SNAP Program from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia. Content Detail
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SNAP (Food Stamps)
Fact sheet from the Youth Justice Project on SNAP (Food Stamps), including who is eligible and how to apply. Content Detail
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10 Steps to Help You Fill Your Grocery Bag Through SNAP: Learn If You or Someone You Know Might Be Eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Information from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service on how to determine if you are eligible for for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and how to apply. Content Detail
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Nutrition Assistance for Older Americans
Fact Sheet providing information on federal programs that provide nutrition assistance to older Americans from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). [PDF] Content Detail
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Nutrition Assistance Programs
This booklet from the Social Security Administration provides information about SNAP/food stamps and other nutritional programs for which you may be eligible such as, the Food Program For Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and other nutrition assistance programs. [PDF] Content Detail
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