FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 31, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the application period has been extended to apply for disaster food benefits in Eastern Kentucky. Residents and people working in 12 counties that suffered significant damage from flooding, landslides and mudslides that resulted from storms that began on July 26 now have until Sept. 2 – two extra days – to apply for the benefits.
In July, at the Governor’s request, President Joseph R. Biden issued a major disaster declaration in Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Whitley counties, which paved the way for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (D-SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service issues the benefits, and application submissions began Aug. 24. The original application period ended today, but Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which administers D-SNAP, sought and received federal approval to operate the program through Friday.
Application Process
Applicants should call the cabinet’s Department for Community Based Services’ (DCBS) center for D-SNAP at 833-371-8570, the fastest way to receive benefits. Applications will be taken by phone from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST through Friday.
Applications may be made in person at a Department for Community Based Services office or at a Disaster Recovery Center. Here are the locations and hours of operations:
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Day
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Date 2022
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Application Times (Call Services) Eastern Standard Time
1-833-371-8570
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Hours for county offices/D-SNAP sites open for applications and to pick up D- SNAP cards
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Hours for Disaster Recovery Centers, Knott and Letcher County sites
open for applications and to pick up D- SNAP cards
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Hours for Disaster Recovery Center in Floyd County; site open for applications and to pick up D- SNAP cards
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Wednesday
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Aug. 31
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8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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8 a.m.–5 pm.
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7 a.m.–7 p.m.
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9 a.m.–7 p.m.
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Thursday
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Sept. 1
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8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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8 a.m.–5 pm.
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7 a.m.–7 p.m.
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9 a.m.–7 p.m.
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Friday
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Sept. 2
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8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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8 a.m.–5 pm.
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7 a.m.–6 p.m.
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9 a.m.–6 p.m.
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Applications may be made in-person at a DCBS office at county office addresses below through Friday, Sept. 2, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Applications may also be made at the Disaster Recovery Centers at the address below, operating at hours extended beyond the operations of phone lines or the local DCBS office. The Knott and Letcher County Disaster Recovery Centers will be open Wednesday, Aug. 31, and Thursday, Sept. 1, from 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 2, from 7 a.m.–6 p.m. The Floyd County Disaster Recovery Center will be open Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 1, from 9 a.m.–7 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 2, from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. All times are Eastern Standard Time.
Breathitt County DCBS Office
355 Broadway Street
Jackson
Clay County DCBS Office
25 Marcum Hill Road
Manchester
Floyd County DCBS Office
311 North Arnold Ave., Suite 403
Prestonsburg
Floyd County Disaster Recovery Center- different hours of operation from Knott and Letcher Disaster Recovery Center
Christian Appalachian Project
Foley Community Center
94 Academy Way
Martin
Knott County DCBS Office
125 Cowtown Road HWY 550
West Hindman
Knott County Disaster Recovery Center
Knott County Sports Plex
450 Kenny Champion Loop #8765
Leburn
Leslie County DCBS Office
21150 HWY 421 South
Hyden
Letcher County DCBS Office
415 Hwy. 2034 Suite B
Whitesburg
Letcher County Disaster Recovery Center, Letcher County Recreation Center
1505 Jenkins Road
Whitesburg
Magoffin County DCBS Office
30 South Church Street
Salyersville
Martin County DCBS Office
104 East Main Street, Suite 200
Inez
Owsley County DCBS Office
33 HWY 11 South
Booneville
Perry County DCBS Office
1332 South KY HWY 15
Hazard
Pike County DCBS Office
295 Hambley Blvd.
Pikeville
Whitley County DCBS Office
1000 South US HWY 25 West Suite 2
Williamsburg
A list of storm resources may be found here: https://governor.ky.gov/flood-resources.
For more information about applying for benefits or finding resources in your community, please visit kynect.ky.gov.
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