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Help For You in Hard Times
We also know these are difficult times for many in our area, and people need other resources and programs beyond SHARE to help sustain themselves during this economic downturn. This section highlights other programs and resources available to help persons in our area meet their essential nutritional needs.
Food Stamps Many in our area can’t afford $20 to purchase a SHARE Package, but they also may not know they may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, commonly called food stamps. Recent changes in Federal guidelines increased the amount of SNAP benefits a person can receive. And in some cases, depending upon where you live and whether you have children, the amount of money you can earn and still receive SNAP benefits has also increased. In Maryland, to find out if you are eligible for SNAP and other economic assistance programs, visit maylandsail.org. You can also use SAIL to apply for SNAP. If you want to find out if you are eligible for SNAP in the District, visit http://dhs.dc.gov/dhs/frames.asp?doc=/dhs/lib/dhs/pdfs/ima/ima_combined_app_(eng)__v24_091305.pdf . You can download a SNAP application, but you can’t complete it online. SHARE will make a big push in 2010, working with our Catholic Charities’ partners and the state of Maryland to sign up persons in Maryland for SNAP. We will then encourage these new SNAP participants to use their benefits to purchase SHARE packages because their benefits will stretch much farther through SHARE participation. You will more hear more about these efforts in the months to come. If your site wants to learn how to help persons apply for SNAP using the SAIL system or become involved our food stamp outreach efforts, please contact Chris Byrd, chris.byrd@catholiccharitiesdc.org.
DC Food Finder
Are you looking for a
grocery store or farmer’s market or community garden but you don’t know
where to go? If you
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live
in the District, there’s a wonderful resource that can help you with
your search: 
