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Presentation By Anjani Moro, Special Projects Coordinator and Sue Berkowitz, Founder/Director of Policy About the Presentation Recently our team conducted a presentation on the changes to SNAP benefits due to HR1 and other actions this past year from the current administration. We discuss all of the changes and how you can prepare. Below we also…
The latest Congressional Budget Office report estimates that the current spending package will add over $3.4 trillion to the debt. COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Over 50+ South Carolina organizations united to call on South Carolina’s Congressional leaders to protect Medicaid, ACA and SNAP from harmful cuts. The list of organizations supporting the letter to South…
On Monday, November 11, 2024 the South Carolina Department of Social Services will be starting preregistration for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP). DSNAP provides financial assistance to any household that was impacted by the hurricane due to damage or loss of income. It is a one-time payment that is dependent on the family size…
DSS is aware of the concerns from our state’s SNAP recipients on the likely replacement of their SNAP Benefits due to the loss of power in many households. DSS is working with the Federal partners in charge of SNAP on the process to issue replacement benefits for all those who lost power. This means individuals…
HOTLINE FOR QUESTIONS AND ASSISTANCE (only for SC residents who have questions about SNAP and Medicaid): 803-779-1113 x115MORE INFO HERE: https://www.nlada.org/USDA-DFAP/award-recipients Soon the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP) will be providing financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who experienced discrimination by USDA in USDA’s farm lending prior…
Summary The Return of ABAWDs On September 1, 2023, almost 30,000 people in South Carolina will be get a letter telling them that they will only be able to get benefits for three months in a three year period unless they comply with an outdated work requirement called Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWDs). This harsh…
Español abajoParents, you may have to fill out a free/reduced school lunch meal application for the 2022-2023 school year. Pandemic protections over the past two school years that have let children receive free school meals without the need for applications has ended. This means a return for many school districts to pre-pandemic policies. Check with…
South Carolina holds strong in the top 15 states for School Breakfast participation. Columbia, SC — The number of low-income students who participated in the School Breakfast Program in South Carolina increased last year, according to the annual School Breakfast Scorecard released yesterday by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). The scorecard compares the rate of participation…
En Espanol This week, congress agreed to pass another COVID relief bill. Here’s what the bill entails for SNAP, Unemployment, Stimulus Payments, and Housing Assistance. If you are being threatened with eviction, you must fill out this form, certifying you cannot pay rent due to the pandemic and give the completed form to your landlord…
We have been asked several questions from folk having problems with getting their P-EBT benefit. Some have only a partial benefit. SC Appleseed reached out to DSS about these problems. We have learned the following: There is NO application for P-EBT. The benefit will be distributed automatically to eligible South Carolina families. You do not…
