{"id":974498,"date":"2021-02-26T09:51:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T15:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=974498"},"modified":"2021-02-27T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T17:45:00","slug":"food-bank-offers-food-distribution-adds-more-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=974498","title":{"rendered":"Food Bank offers food distribution, adds more updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2021\/02\/index-8-200x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-974499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2021\/02\/index-8-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2021\/02\/index-8.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>TYLER &#8212; The East Texas Food Bank will offer another drive-thru food distribution on Saturday.  It&#8217;s set for 10 a.m. till noon while supplies last at the Green Acres Baptist Church parking lot; you&#8217;re asked to enter off Barbara St. Families will receive a variety box of fresh produce and milk. The Food Bank is also issuing updates on other items. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>SNAP (formerly known as food stamps)<\/p>\n<p>Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced that households who receive SNAP can request replacement benefits due to lost food during the storm. To do this, clients need to call 2-1-1 (option 2) during business hours (M-F, 9-6) to request replacement benefits. 2-1-1 will accept their verbal statement attesting to their loss. Clients can request up to 100% of their monthly benefit depending on how much food was lost.<\/p>\n<p>HHSC also got approval of a Hot Foods Waiver for all current SNAP recipients. This will allow households to purchase hot and already prepared foods at SNAP-approved retailers. This will help people who can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t cook due to power outages, storm damage and lack of water.<\/p>\n<p>I appreciate any stories about both updates so our community knows about local food resources, especially as our families are still struggling to recover from the storm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER &#8212; The East Texas Food Bank will offer another drive-thru food distribution on Saturday. It&#8217;s set for 10 a.m. till noon while supplies last at the Green Acres Baptist Church parking lot; you&#8217;re asked to enter off Barbara St. Families will receive a variety box of fresh produce and milk. 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