SAN ANTONIO \u2013 SNAP recipients who lost food when Friday\u2019s storm knocked out power may qualify for replacement benefits, according to the San Antonio Food Bank.<\/p>\n
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) staff are working with the food bank to help residents apply for additional SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n
HHSC staff will be available at the San Antonio Food Bank from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n
Residents seeking help must provide an H1855 attestation form<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n The San Antonio Food Bank\u2019s Neighbor Services team is also available by phone to assist residents with storm-related food and benefits questions.<\/p>\n The team can be reached at 210-431-8326 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n The food bank set up five pop-up locations plus its main campus on Monday, but emergency response started hours after the storm on Saturday.<\/p>\n Food bank leaders told KSAT the demand is high.<\/p>\n KSAT is speaking with a representative of the food bank for an update on how many people the bank has served since Friday\u2019s storm. We will provide an update at 6 p.m. on-air. <\/p>\n