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Answers to Your Food Stamp Questions
(Separate Website)
Find out more about Louisiana's Food Stamp program. Here are questions and answers from the Louisiana Department of Social Services.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Food Stamps: Who Can Get Them
Did you know that many, many people are eligible for food stamps but don't get them? Find out if you are not getting the help you need to buy food.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Food Stamps: How to Apply
Don't know what to do to apply for food stamps? Find out.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Food Stamps: The Electronic Benefits Card
The old paper coupons are gone and you have a card instead. What happens if you lose it? If you're disabled and it's hard to use the card, what are your rights? Can the state take away your benefits if you don't use the card for awhile?
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Food Stamp Denials, Reductions and Terminations: Your Rights
Your food stamps have been cut-off. Your application has been denied. You applied and haven't heard back for a long time. Find out what you can do.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Homeless & Hungry: Getting Food Stamps When You Do Not Have a Home Questions and Answers for Homeless People Who Need Food Stamps
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Under 18, unmarried and have a baby? Public assistance questions and answers.
This explains your rights to food stamp and FITAP ("welfare" monthly cash payments) benefits in Louisiana.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Disaster Food Stamp Program Information
(Separate Website)
How the program works, and links to other information.
By: Food & Nutrition Service
FAQs on Disaster Food Assistance
(Separate Website)
When and how this federal agency gives food help after disasters.
By: Food and Nutrition Service
Food Aid for Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
(Separate Website)
Find out about the WIC program, foor help for qualified women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, have given birth, and for qualified infants and young children.
By: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Food for Families/Food for Seniors
(Separate Website)
Find out about this food aid program, where people who qualify can get extra food to help give them a boost in nutrition.
By: Louisiana Commodity Supplemental Food Program (LA CSFP)
Food Stamp Program -- Information in Other Languages (Separate Web site)
(Separate Website)
Links to Food Stamp information in languages other than English.
By: United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
Read this in:
Chinese / 中文
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French / Franįais
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Japanese / 日本語
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Spanish / Espaņol
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Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
Food Stamp Program FAQs
(Separate Website)
Gives maximum income levels for eligibility, explains deductions you may qualify for, and tells you how much food stamps help you could qualify for.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Gustav -- Disability Access and Food Stamp Issues
(Separate Website)
See this information from the Advocacy Center about special issues facing disabled people applying for food stamps.
By: Advocacy Center
Hurricanes Gustav & Ike -- Disaster Food Stamp Update -- Oct. 22
(Separate Website)
Some Louisiana parishes have been approved for an additional month of disaster food stamps. See this update from the Louisiana Department of Social Services.
Living in the United States: A Guide for Immigrant Youth
(Separate Website)
Information about many issues immigrant youth face when living in the United States. Topics include citizenship, Social Security numbers, taxes, public benefits, going to college, and more.
By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Read this in:
Korean / 한국어
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Spanish / Espaņol
Louisiana Department of Social Services
(Separate Website)
Link to the website of the state agency that runs these programs: food stamps, welfare, kinship care subsidies, foster care, child support, disability rehabilitation, and more.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Questions and Answers About State ID Cards Look here for some basic information about state ID cards.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
School Meals: Questions and Answers
(Separate Website)
Find out about your child's right to free or reduced cost school meals.
By: Food & Nutrition Service
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
WIC (Women, Infants and Children) benefits
(Separate Website)
The WIC program gives food, nutrition counseling, and other help to pregnant and women who have just given birth, infants, and young children.
By: Food & Nutrition Service
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
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