Louisiana Responds to Unprecedented Food Need in 2020
Emergency Benefits from Pandemic, Hurricanes Total $674M; SNAP Cases Hit All-Time High BATON ROUGE – Louisiana responded to an unprecedented food need in 2020, a tumultuous…
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Year: 2020
Federal Cost of Living Adjustment Will Affect SNAP and Other Benefits Received Through DCFS
Changes Will Go Into Effect in January 2021 BATON ROUGE – A federal cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security and veterans benefits for 2021 will result…
Read MoreSNAP Benefits Schedule Is Changing
Supplemental Benefits to be Issued Friday, December 4th BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is beginning a three-month process of…
Read MoreDCFS and First Lady Donna Edwards Celebrate 756 Adoptions from Foster Care with Virtual Event
Year Marked by Pandemic, Hurricanes Still Sees 4th Highest Adoption Total The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) capped National Adoption Month with a…
Read MoreDSNAP Approved for 5 More Parishes Hit by Hurricane Delta
Residents in 3 Parishes Who Received DSNAP After Laura Will Receive 2nd Month Automatically Due to Delta BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family…
Read MoreDCFS Partners with National Safe Haven Alliance for 24/7 Hotline
Highly Trained Response Team Discusses Options with Parents in Crisis BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has partnered with the…
Read MoreReplacement SNAP Benefits Approved for 6 Parishes Following Hurricane Zeta
25% of Monthly Allotment to be Automatically Loaded on Recipients’ Cards BATON ROUGE – Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in 6 Southeast Louisiana…
Read MoreSNAP Emergency Allotments, Hot Foods Waiver Extension Approved for November
November SNAP Benefits to be Issued Nov. 1, Emergency Allotments Set for Mid-November BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who do not already…
Read MoreDSNAP Approved for 5 Louisiana Parishes Hit by Hurricane Delta
Replacements for SNAP & DSNAP Benefits Also Receive Federal Approval BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received approval today (Friday, Oct.…
Read MoreLouisiana Receives Extension on “Hot Foods” Waiver for Use of SNAP/DSNAP Benefits through Oct. 31
October SNAP Supplements Also Approved BATON ROUGE – Louisiana participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) can use their…
Read MoreFederal Cost-of-Living Adjustments Increase SNAP Benefits
DCFS Issues October Benefits Early – on Oct. 1 BATON ROUGE, LA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new cost-of-living adjustments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Read MoreLouisiana Families Have One Week Remaining to Apply for Benefits from School Meals Missed when Campuses Closed In 2019-2020
Second and Final Application Window of 2019-20 P-EBT Closes September 29 at 5 p.m. BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana families have one more week to apply…
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