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Food Banks and Programs
Emergency Shelters Food Program
(Separate Website)
Emergency and homeless shelters that take care of families with children are eligible for DSS reimbursements for up to three meals a day served to the children. Qualifying is easy: all public or private nonprofit institutions that provide support to at-risk children age 12 and under and their families are eligible. This includes family shelters, battered women's shelters, and other facilities whose primary purpose is to provide temporary shelter to homeless families with children.
By: SC Department of Social Services
Find Your Local Food Bank Program
(Separate Website)
America's Second Harvest is a national network of more than 200 food banks and food-rescue programs that distribute donated food through 50,000 charitable agencies to hungry Americans. Our network serves all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Last year, almost 1.8 billion pounds of food and grocery products were distributed, providing emergency food assistance to more than 23 million hungry Americans. Find your local food bank from this web site.
By: America's Second Harvest
Healthy Helpings - Family Nutrition Programs of DSS
(Separate Website)
The Family Nutrition Programs of the South Carolina Department of Social Services all have one special goal -- making it possible for every single South Carolinian to have adequate, nourishing food every single day. We have a wide range of nutrition programs that reach thousands of families who need some assistance making ends meet. We often work through schools, churches, daycare centers, recreation centers, and other agencies to provide meals and snacks.
By: SC Department of Social Services
Nutrition Assistance Programs
(Separate Website)
FNS increases food security and reduces hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence.
By: Food and Nutrition Service
Summer Food Service Program
(Separate Website)
Thousands of children in South Carolina depend on meals at school for the nutrition they need to learn and grow. Their need for good food doesn't end when school gets out. The Summer Food Service Program meets this need by offering free meals to these kids during the months they're on vacation from school.
By: SC Department of Social Services
Food Stamps
Brochure 16178 - Food Stamps - Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP) Brochure
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Social Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Brochure 2408 - Administrative Disqualification Hearings
(Separate Website)
Information on disqualification from the Food Stamp program. PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Social Services
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Spanish / Espaņol
Brochure 2410 - Fair Hearings
(Separate Website)
If you disagree with an action by DSS or believe there is an unreasonable delay in processing your application for services, you may request a fair hearing. PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Social Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Brochure 2416 - Know Your Civil Rights in Social Services Programs
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Social Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Brochure 2422 - Questions and Answers about Food Stamps
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Social Services
Brochure 2422 - Questions and Answers about Food Stamps
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Social Services
Brochure 3352 - Food Stamps: Are you on Supplemental Security Income?
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Social Services
Do You Qualify for Food Stamps?
(Separate Website)
This website takes you through steps to see if you qualify for food stamps, and if so, how much you can expect to receive.
By: Food USA
Flyer 24118 - Food Stamps - SC Electronic Benefits Transfer (SCEBT)
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Social Services
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Food Stamp Access and Outreach for Immigrants
(Separate Website)
Slide presentation. PDF document (may load slowly).
Food Stamp Calculator
(Separate Website)
This is a Pre-Screening Tool to help you figure out whether you should be getting Food Stamp benefits. Note that this Pre-Screening Tool is not an application for Food Stamps. An application for Food Stamps must be made at your local Food Stamp Office. You can find the location of your local Food Stamp Office on this web site, however.
By: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Stamp Facts
(Separate Website)
The food stamp program helps low-income people buy food. Although it is a federal government program, it is run by state or local agencies. These web pages answer the following questions: (1) Who can get food stamps? (2) Resources (things you own) (3) How can you apply for food stamps? (4) How much can you get? (5) Contacting Social Security (6) Food stamps.
By: Social Security Administration
Food Stamp Facts Brochure
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
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Spanish / Espaņol
Food Stamp Facts for Immigrants Brochure
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Food Stamp Program
(Separate Website)
For over 30 years, the Food Stamp Program has served as the foundation of America's national nutrition safety net, working to end hunger and improve the health of low-income people by helping families buy the food they need for a nutritionally adequate diet.
By: SC Department of Social Services
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