The Arizona food stamp program will allow you to use your SNAP benefits at participating fast food restaurants, and full service restaurants. The program is called the Restaurant Meals Program , and if you are eligible, you can use your Arizona EBT Quest card to buy hot, prepared meals from a list of participating restaurants. The program also allows you to purchase hot meals from the deli section of certain grocery stores as well. There are eligibility requirements you must meet before you can participate. There requirements are in addition to the normal eligibility requirements for the Arizona Food Stamp program, and they are as follows: Disabled - Your household must contain at least one person who is receiving Social Security Disability benefits, Railroad Retirement Benefits Annuities, or any other form of disability payments. Elderly - Your household must contain at least one person who is at least 60 years of age or older. Homeless - Each member of your household most be...

I receive a large amount of emails from people who ask specific questions about the food stamp program. I do not mind answering the emails, but I figured that other people might have the same questions, but they do not ask. So...I decided to compile a list of the most frequent questions I receive about SNAP benefits. 1.       Can I get food stamps even though I do not have children? Yes.  All types of households receive SNAP benefits if they are eligible.  2.        Can I get food stamps even though I have a job? Yes.  If your working salary is low enough, and you are otherwise eligible, working people may still receive SNAP benefits. 3.        How do I become eligible to receive food stamps? SNAP benefits eligibility is primarily based on the income of your household.  Please see the longer post titled “ What is Considered to be a Household for Food Stamps ” for further clarificat...

My Alabama Portal (to apply for Alabama Food Stamps) Alabama DHR County Office Locator (to find your local Alabama DHR Office) Alabama SNAP Benefits Application Download My Alabama Portal Training Videos (helpful DHR videos for how to use their site - EXCELLENT RESOURCE) *As of January 09, 2012, you can apply online for Alabama Food Stamps, just go to the My Alabama Portal.  Check back here on the Food Stamp Guide and I will update you as soon as you can apply online. *Remember, you can also use this blog to find other low income resources in your local area.

According to Republican Presidential Candidate, Newt Gingrich, President Barack Obama is the reason that more people in America are on Food Stamps instead of having jobs.  Then he indicated that President Obama is The Food Stamp President . If that weren't enough, he goes on to make incredibly racist implications about black people and food stamps... He implied that African Americans are the main group of people who are receiving food stamps - how racist is that?  Plus, the implication is nowhere even close to being the truth.  And what about the fact that the declining economic conditions we face today are a direct result of the Presidency of George W. Bush?  All of the financial gaps in the federal budget today were created by former President Bush and his administration. Therefore, Gingrich's statement, " More people are on food stamps today because of Obama’s policies than ever in history" is totally incorrect - what is he smoking? Furthermore, the am...

There is a lot of confusion about what is considered to be a household in order to meet food stamp eligibility. A household, as far as SNAP Benefits are concerned, can be many of types of living arrangements. Obviously, a household can be a traditional family, with a married couple only, or a married couple with children, but other living situations also qualify as a household for SNAP eligibility as well. A household can be a single person who lives alone, or a group of people who live in the same home, purchase their food together, and share their meals.  The group of people does not need to be related in order to qualify as a household for food stamp eligibility purposes. If you live in a situation where you buy your own food for yourself and/or your children, but you live with other people who buy their food separately from you, you should be able to apply for food stamps as a completely separate household.  If you apply as a separate household, you may be able t...

The Food Stamp Program, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as it has been renamed, is a federal food assistance program.  Each state administers the program to its recipients within its jurisdiction, but there is a universal list of items recipients cannot buy with food stamps. If you are new to the program, and you would like to know which items you cannot buy with food stamps, you can refer to the following list: Alcohol Tobacco Dog Food Cat Food Toiletries Household Supplies Vitamins Medicine Pumpkins (edible, not holiday items) *Hot Foods (that are meant to be consumed in-store) Most of the above list contains items that you definitely cannot buy with food stamps under any circumstances.  However, some states have passed laws that allow people to use food stamps at fast food restaurants. Generally, the fast food restaurant allowance rule comes with some sort of specification.  For example, you can use Arizona food stamps at certain fa...

The number of families depending on food stamps benefits has increased exponentially, and officials say the spike is attributed to the recession that gripped the country in 2007. Nearly 380,835 people receive Louisiana Food Stamps, these families depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to help provide food for their families on a monthly basis. There is a stereotype of the average food stamp receipient, and that stereotype has been shattered because people from all walks of life are applying for Louisiana food stamps, so the stereotype simply does not hold water any longer. More and more, the faces and situations of SNAP recipients are changing throughout the country. Today, the common list of food stamp recipients include: College Students Who Can't Meet Their Expenses and Eat at the Same Time Young Adults who are Under-employed Families Who Cannot Afford to Pay their Bills & Health Insurance at the Same Time Senior Citizens Who Cannot Af...