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Residents in North Cariolina counties who were affected the hardest by Hurricane Florence with storm losses or damage can get help with groceries if they do not normally qualify for food stamps.
According to WNCT, “The Department of Health and Human Services said the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Asistance Program begins Frid at (today) in 27 eastern counties that have received federal disaster designations.”
The households who qualify will receive a one-time benefit through a debit card to assist wil buying groceries. An individual would receive $192 and a four-person family wil receive $640. You must apply in person at one of dozens of program sites through the counties. You must show proof of identity and residency and fall below certain income levels.
The program applications end October 6. Applicants must bring their applications in person, but you can complete your application ahead of time. Below you find a list of the physical locations and time of operation by county:
Beaufort
Beaufort County Department of Social Services, 632 West Fifth St., Washington, NC 27889
Mon. – Fri.: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Chocowinity Fire Department, 512 NC 33 Chocowinity, NC 27817
Fri., Sept. 28: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 29: 9 a.m.-5 p.m
Aurora Community Center, Main St., Aurora NC 27806
Fri., Sept. 28: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 29: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
White Plains Church, 718 Pine St., Belhaven, NC 27810
Fri., Sept. 28: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 29: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Carteret
Carteret County DSS, 210 Craven Street, Beaufort, NC 28516
8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Newport Baptist Church, 312 Chatham St., Newport, NC 28570
Mon.-Fri.: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Western Park Community Center, 275 Old NC-58, Cedar Point, NC 28584
Mon.-Fri.: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Atlantic Fire Department, 967 Seashore Drive, Atlantic, NC 28511
Mon.-Fri.: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
South River Fire Department, 1329 S. River Road, Beaufort, NC 28516
Mon.-Fri.: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Craven County
Craven County Department of Social Services, 2818 Neuse Blvd.New Bern, NC 28562
8 a.m.-5p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Duplin County
Duplin County Events Center, 195 Fairgrounds Drive, Kenansville, NC 28349
Mon.-Fri.: 8a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Duplin County Department of Social Services (Basement Community Room), 423 N. Main St., Kenansville, NC 28349
Fri., Oct. 5: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 6: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Hyde County
Hyde County Department of Social Services, 35015 Hwy 264, Engelhard, NC 27824
8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Ocracoke Community Center, 999 Irvin Garrish Hwy, Ocracoke, NC 27960
Oct. 2: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Oct. 3: 8 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
O. A. Peay School, 1430 Main Street, Swan Quarter, NC 27885
8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Jones County
Lenoir Community College – Jones County Site, 509 NC Hwy 58 North, Trenton, NC 28585
8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Lenoir County
Vernon Park Mall (Old Eckerd Drug Store), 534 Hardee Road, Kinston, NC 28504
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
La Grange Community Center, 410 E. Washington St., La Grange, NC 28551
Mon.-Fri.: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Pink Hill Town Hall, 303 South Central Ave., Pink Hill, NC 28572
Mon.-Fri.: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Onslow County
Consolidated Human Services, 612 College St., Jacksonville, NC 28540
7 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Pamlico County
Pamlico County Human Services Center, 828 Alliance Main St., Bayboro, NC 28515
8 a.m.- 5 p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Pitt County
Salem United Methodist Church, 785 McDonald Street, Simpson, NC 27879
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Phillippi Church, 3760 Phillippi Dr, Greenville, NC, 27834
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Peace Presbyterian Church 301 Guiness Dr., Winterville, NC, 28590
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mon. – Sat.
Source: WNCT
Written By: Fantasia Harvey