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Food Insecurity Affects Older Adults In Our 13-County Service Area

The legislation creates a simplified certification and recertification process for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants who are senior citizens and/or people with disabilities living on fixed incomes. The simplified requirements include the waiving of the recertification interview, a shortened application form with simplified verification requirements, and a 36-month enrollment period after each certification and recertification. The bill also enacts a data-matching program to notify eligible Medicaid beneficiaries that they are eligible to enroll in SNAP.

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The Vehicle Asset Test Prevents Hungry Texans from Getting SNAP Benefits

Earlier this year, Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) has participated in multiple Days of Action with Feeding Texas to help increase Texans' access to SNAP, or the [...]

Help Us Increase SNAP Benefits for Older Adults

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is a safety net program designed to assure that low-income individuals and families can still have [...]

STOP THE CUT to the Texan Surplus Agriculture Grant

Last October, Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) shared the importance of the Surplus Agricultural Products Grant that salvages surplus crops and products and reallocates them to local [...]

Texan Food Banks Need Your Help Getting Back Surplus Produce

If you’ve been involved with Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) at any level, whether as a volunteer, donor or client, you know just how important fresh produce […]