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DSNAP, SNAP Replacements and Supplements Authorized for Certain Parishes Affected by Hurricane Francine

September 20, 2024

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received federal approval on September 20, 2024, for multiple forms of disaster food assistance for Hurricane Francine-affected families. USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) authorized Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) operations in 8 parishes, automatic SNAP replacement benefits for 4 parishes, and automatic SNAP supplements for 6 parishes.

DCFS Offering Help With SNAP Applications at Ochsner Health Center Lapalco

August 20, 2024

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services is offering in-person public assistance services at Ochsner Health Center Lapalco three days a week. The partnership supports a common goal of Ochsner's Healthy State initiative and DCFS’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): reducing food insecurity in Louisiana.

DCFS Opens SUN Bucks Applications for Phase 3

August 19, 2024

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced the opening of the Phase 3 SUN Bucks application period on August 19, 2024.

DCFS Offers Noncustodial Parents a Chance to Get “On the Road Again”

August 08, 2024

As Child Support Awareness Month begins, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is announcing a limited-time promotion for parents who have lost their driver's licenses due to unpaid child support.

Phase 2 SUN Bucks Benefits Start Going Out This Week

July 23, 2024

Following the successful rollout of Phase 1 of SUN Bucks, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will begin issuing Phase 2 SUN Bucks benefits this week, Phase 2 will be rolling out in waves based on eligibility groups over the next several weeks, impacting around 320,000 Louisiana school-aged children. Eligible students include those who received Medicaid, Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP), or Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) benefits during the 2023-2024 school year, as well as children who qualified for free or reduced-price school meals.

DCFS Child Abuse Hotline, LAHelpU Call Center Return to Normal Operations

July 12, 2024

Service has been restored to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services child abuse reporting hotline and LAHelpU Customer Service Center, following repairs to service providers in Texas that had been knocked offline by Hurricane Beryl.

Alternate Child Abuse Hotline Number Established

July 10, 2024

A temporary alternate child abuse hotline number has been set up for Louisiana callers who are unsuccessful in their attempt to report abuse and/or neglect, until technical issues preventing AT&T phones from being able to reach the regular toll-free number are resolved.