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Do you or someone you know need food?
You may qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP), previously known as Food Stamps. SNAP is a FREE program that provides money to buy groceries each month. Below is a link that will help you determine whether or not you qualify.
https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/ESA/csd/documents/bfcalculator/bf_benefit_estimator.htm
WE ARE A BASIC FOOD OUTREACH CENTER
How to apply through the CK Food Bank for SNAP/food stamps
Call us at (360) 692-9818 or come in and we can talk to you about the program. You need to know the gross income of your family living in your home, your address and phone to be contacted at as well as days and times you are available. We sign you up onto a referral list. We can explain more about that when you come in.
WHERE CAN I USE BASIC FOOD BENEFITS?
You can use your benefits at any grocery store, convenience store or discount retailer that accepts Basic Food or Food Stamp benefits. Most stores, including major chains, accept Basic Food. Many farmers markets also accept Basic Food benefits through the EBT card—just look for the EBT logo on the door or cash register.
CAN I USE MY EBT CARD IN ANOTHER STATE?
CAN I HAVE SOMEONE USE MY CARD TO BUY FOOD FOR ME?
If you want someone else to have access to benefits for your household, you can set them up as an alternate card holder. An additional EBT card for your account would be issued to this person so they would be able to purchase food for you.
WHAT CAN I BUY WITH BASIC FOOD BENEFITS?
• Most other food items that are not prepared hot foods
• Seeds and plants that produce food for your household
Basic Food benefits cannot be given to someone else, donated, exchanged for cash or used to buy:
OTHER KITSAP COUNTY RESOURCES
- Abraham House
(360) 405-0488 - ACCESS Bus
(360) 479-7272 - Alternative School
(360) 692-3210 - Belfair Food Bank
(360) 275-4615 - Bremerton Foodline
(360) 479-6188 - Community Frameworks (360) 516-6484
- Community & Family Services
(360) 895-7889 - Crisis Pregnancy Center
(360) 479-0243 - DSHS
1-877-501-2233 - Go On The Mission
(360) 692-2231 - Habitat For Humanity
(360) 479-3853
- Helpline House
(206) 842-7621 - Hula Helping Hands
(360) 479-3853 - Institute for Family Development
(360) 377-6311 - Let’s Work Together
(360) 377-2408 - Miles ABA Services
(909) 725-5899 - Salvation Army
(360) 373-5550 - Senior Information & Assistance
(360) 337-5700 - South Kitsap Helpline
(360) 876-4089 - St. Vincent De Paul
(360) 377-2929 - United Way-Kitsap County
(360) 377-8505
Central Kitsap Food Bank does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.