 TITLE: What Is SNAP and How Do You Apply? CONTENT: SNAP was designed to give struggling families additional financial support to buy foods eligible for purchase under the program. Eligible families receive funds via a debit card that can be used to pay for purchases at retailers authorized to receive SNAP payments.\nSNAP benefits are distributed on a state-by-state basis, and may differ depending on where you live, but three key benefits are available to eligible recipients regardless of your locale:\n1.  **Financial resources:** SNAP provides financial help to families who may find themselves needing to make the choice between purchasing healthy food and paying for necessities such as utilities or gas.\n2.  **Nutritional support and education:** Resources related to healthy eating are available through SNAP. There is an emphasis on connecting recipients with tools to learn how to make healthy choices when feeding themselves and their family.\n3.  **Disaster Supplemental Assistance Program benefits:** These are provided to families dealing with the aftermath of a disaster.\nTo help families deal with the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, SNAP also expanded its benefit amounts, scope of support and resources for the families in the program. END