Wednesday, 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.
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.
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
For more information about applying for benefits or finding resources in your community, please visit kynect.ky.gov.
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