SNAP - Food Stamps

Call 855-306-8959 [Option #2 for SNAP and Medical, then Option #3 for SNAP and Regular Medical] 8am-5pm on weekdays or 9am-2pm Saturdays; they do offer translators

The benefits are prorated for the first month, so you will get more benefits if you apply sooner

Participant MUST live in Kentucky

Documented immigrants under 18

Documented immigrants 18+ who have been in the US for 5+ years

Refugees and some asylees

Undocumented aliens

Documented aliens 18+ who have been in the US for less than 5 years

Drug felons who have not completed drug treatment

Anyone who does not live in Kentucky (you must apply for benefits in the state where you live)

Social Security Number or I-551/I-94/Green Card (SSN Cards, Passports, and birth certificates are helpful but not required)

ID: Driver’s License, State ID, or Learner’s Permit for adults

Proof of income or “no income” for all adults

Proof of who lives in the home

Optional Deductions: Proof that the family is billed for rent or utilities

The family will receive mail when the benefits need to be renewed from the Department of Community Based Services (this is the official name for the food stamp/Medicaid office)

The renewals needs to be done by phone

Usually, renewals need to be done every 6 months

For those with expedited benefts, the renewal interview will need to take place in 30 days