Number of households with SNAP benefits in Florida
ALREADY SEEING A SURGE IN DEMAND, AND WORRIES CONTINUE TO INCREASE FOR FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS. LOCAL AGENCIES ARE STEPPING UP TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. JADE JARVIS JOINS US FROM THE STUDIO WITH A LOOK AT SOME OF THE RESOURCES OUT THERE. JADE. WELL, TIFFANY, SENIORS ARE SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AS THE SHUTDOWN STRETCHES ON AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE MAKING SURE THEY DON’T GO HUNGRY. IF THOSE SNAP BENEFITS DO RUN OUT. RIGHT NOW, ABOUT 30 TO 40 OF OUR CLIENTS THAT ARE KNOWN TO US, THAT ARE WILL BE LOSING THEIR SNAP BENEFITS ON ON NOVEMBER 1ST. MARK HOBAN IS THE CEO OF THE FERD AND GLADYS ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE. HE SAYS ABOUT 20 OF THOSE CLIENTS ARE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN THEIR 80S AND 90S AND DONORS, ALONG WITH MONEY THEY RECEIVED FROM THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT, IS HELPING THEM KEEP THOSE SURVIVORS FED DURING THE SHUTDOWN. THESE DONORS JUST HAVE GIVEN US A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EMERGENCY FUNDING THAT, INSTEAD OF ALLOCATING IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE, WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE ALLOCATE IT FOR FOR THIS PARTICULAR EMERGENCY THAT HOPEFULLY WON’T, FIRST OF ALL, HOPEFULLY IT WON’T HAPPEN. BUT HOPEFULLY IF IT DOES HAPPEN, WON’T WON’T GO BEYOND THIS MONTH FOR SURVIVORS, HE SAYS THEY WILL LIKELY GET PUBLIX GIFT CARDS AND KOSHER FOOD FROM THE ORGANIZATION’S FOOD PANTRY FOR OTHER PEOPLE CALLING. I THINK I THINK MOST PEOPLE, THEY’LL THEY WOULD JUST END UP GETTING SOMETHING FROM OUR FOOD PANTRY. SO THEY’LL GET A BOX OR A BAG OR TWO OF FOOD FROM OUR FOOD PANTRY, RATHER THAN A PUBLIX GIFT CARD, KOEPPEN SAYS ANYONE CAN CALL ALPERT JFS TO INQUIRE ABOUT SERVICES, AND IF THEY’RE NOT ABLE TO HELP, THEY CAN POINT THEM TOWARDS OTHER SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN. THAT INCLUDES MEALS ON WHEELS, PALM BEACH SHORES, WHICH SAYS IT’S WAIVING THE COST SHARE FOR CURRENTLY ENROLLED SENIOR CLIENTS WHO PAY WITH SNAP. IT’S ALSO IDENTIFYING FUNDS TO PURCHASE EXTRA FOOD FOR SENIORS WITHOUT FAMILY SUPPORT, OR WHO HAVE RENT OR MORTGAGE EXPENSES THAT LEAVE THEM RELYING ON SNAP TO HAVE ENOUGH FOOD FOR THE MONTH. AND WE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE SERVICES AND HOW YOU CAN HELP OUT ON OUR WEBSITE. WPBF.COM.
Millions of Americans are set to lose SNAP benefits. Nearly 60,000 households in Palm Beach County, Florida receive these benefits, accounting for about 10% of all households.Miami-Dade County has the highest number of SNAP recipient households in the state, with nearly 220,000, representing more than 22% of homes in the county. 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 information below is based on 2023 data, according to the American Community Survey.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 up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Millions of Americans are set to lose SNAP benefits.
Nearly 60,000 households in Palm Beach County, Florida receive these benefits, accounting for about 10% of all households.
Miami-Dade County has the highest number of SNAP recipient households in the state, with nearly 220,000, representing more than 22% of homes in the county.
The information below is based on 2023 data, according to the American Community Survey.
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