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Media Contacts:
Flora Beal, Director of Communications
Department of Children and Families-Miami
(305) 345-8407
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Leslie Mann,
Director of Communications, Broward
Department of Children and Families
(954) 410-3931 |
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“FOOD
FOR FLORIDA” DISASTER FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
TO OPEN IN BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES |
(November 4, 2005) - The Department of Children & Families, in
partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will implement the
“Food for Florida” Disaster Food Stamp (DFS) program in Broward
and Miami-Dade counties to assist victims of Hurricane Wilma.
The application period in Broward County begins on Tuesday,
November 8 and runs through Saturday, November 12 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.
The application period in Miami-Dade County will run
Wednesday, November 9 through Sunday, November 13, from 7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m.
●Festival
Flea Market
2900 West Sample Road, Pompano Beach |
●Hollywood
Millennium Mall
5800 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood
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●Faith
Center Church
(formerly the Sunrise Musical Center)
5555 NW 95th Ave., Sunrise |
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY LOCATIONS
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●Hadley
Park
1300 NW 50 St., Miami |
●Landmark
Learning Ctr
20000 NW 47 Ave, Opa Locka |
●Orange
Bowl
1501 NW 3rd St., Miami |
●Homestead
Air Force Reserve Park
Moody Dr. (286 St.) & SW 122 Ave. |
●Tamiami
Park
(114 Ave Entrance)
107th Ave & SW 24 St., South Miami |
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To qualify for the “Food for Florida”
benefits program:
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Applicants must have lived in one of the affected counties (Indian
River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Collier, Palm
Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties) on October 24, 2005,
and not be receiving food stamps through the regular program.
●Eligible
individuals and families must have suffered a disaster related loss,
such as damage to their homes or self-employment property, loss of food,
reduction of income or have incurred other disaster related expenses.
●Applicants
must also be financially eligible.
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Combined income and assets cannot exceed program limits. Only income and
expenses from October 22 to November 21 are counted. The limit for one
person is $1,332 and the limit for a four-person family is $2,147. (See
attached criteria for more details).
●Benefits
are based on family size. One person is eligible for $152 in Disaster
Food Stamp benefits. A family of four is eligible for $506.
Eligible individuals and families will be mailed Electronic Benefit
Transfer (EBT) cards to use at authorized U.S.D.A. food retailers. “Food
for Florida” benefits are good for 90 days from the date of issuance and
must be used during that time. In addition all food stamp recipients may
use their benefits to purchase hot prepared foods through November 30.
For more information on the “Food for Florida”, Disaster Food Stamp
program, call 1-866-762-2237 or log on to
www.myflorida.com/accessflorida
Download a flyer in PDF Format
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