DCFS 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…
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Replacement 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 MoreLast Day to Apply for DSNAP is Wednesday, Sept. 23
Residents in 21 Affected Parishes Encouraged to Apply BATON ROUGE – Wednesday, Sept. 23, is the last day to apply for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP)…
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…
Read MoreNew DSNAP Schedule! Residents May Apply Any Day through Sept. 23
Call Wait Times Minimal; Residents Encouraged to Apply BATON ROUGE (Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020) – Residents in all 21 parishes approved for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Read MoreDSNAP Pre-Registration Help Available this Saturday
LAHelpU Call Center Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) LAHelpU Customer Service Center will…
Read MoreDSNAP Approved for 3 More Parishes; Phase 1 Extended
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received federal approval to operate a Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) in three…
Read MoreDSNAP A-Z Days for Phase 1 are Tuesday, Wednesday (Sept. 15 & 16)
BATON ROUGE (Monday, Sept. 14, 2020) – Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15 and 16, will be open application days for anyone in a Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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