Application period remains open through Oct. 26
RALEIGH, N.C. – Slightly more than 11,000 people received Disaster Food and Nutrition Service benefits cards on Saturday, the first day the federal assistance was available to North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Matthew.
Governor Pat McCrory announced Friday that households in an 18-county area slammed earlier this month by Hurricane Matthew could apply to receive Disaster Food and Nutrition Service benefits, after his request for the assistance was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This benefit is for individuals who are not current recipients of Food and Nutrition Services, or food stamp benefits. It is approved for residents of Beaufort, Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Harnett, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Pender, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell and Wayne counties, which were declared earlier as disasters areas eligible for federal assistance just a few days after the hurricane struck. Additional counties may be approved for this program in the coming days. State officials continue to review eligibility of additional counties and plan to submit a request for additional counties Monday to USDA.
Residents of the affected areas of these counties who are not currently receiving Food and Nutrition Services benefits may qualify for assistance for a one-month period if their home was damaged or destroyed or they have disaster related expenses or they lost income or had food loss as a result of a power outage or household flooding resulting from Hurricane Matthew. Eligibility is based on available income and resources.
Those applying for Disaster Food and Nutrition Services benefits must provide proof of identity along with proof of residency (if available). Applicants must apply in the county where they reside.
Current Food and Nutrition Services recipients, not receiving the maximum allotment of FNS benefits, will automatically receive a supplemental benefit and need not apply for the Disaster Food and Nutrition Services program.
Disaster Food and Nutrition Services: Locations, Dates and Hours
Application sites will operate for five days at the following locations. Dates and hours of operation may vary per county.
| County | Location | Service Dates | Hours of Operation |
| Beaufort | Beaufort County DSS 632 W 5th St. Washington, NC 27889 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Beaufort | Chocowinity Fire Dept. 512 NC Hwy 33 E Chocowinity, NC 27817 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Beaufort | Aurora Community Center Pearl St. Aurora, NC 27806 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Bladen County DSS 208 East McKay St. Elizabethtown, NC 28337 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Tar Heel Fire Dept. 269 Tar Heel Ferry Road Tar Heel, NC 28392 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Bladenboro Fire Dept. 519 West Seaboard St. Bladenboro, NC 28320 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Lower Bladen Co. (Communities Citizen Building) 153 Lightwood Knot road Kelly, NC 28448 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Powell-Melvin Center 450 Smith Circle Dr. Elizabethtown, NC 28337 |
10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Columbus | Columbus County DSS 40 Government Complex Road Whiteville, NC 28472 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Cumberland | Cumberland Co. DSS 1225 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Cumberland | St. Luke’s AME Church 522 Hillsboro St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 *NOTE: For Individuals over 60 and those with mobility issues ONLY |
10/22/16 – 10/24/16 & 10/26/16 |
Sat., Mon., Tues., Wed. 8:00 a.m. to 5;00 p.m Sun. |
| Dare | Manteo Office 107 Exeter St. Manteo, NC 27954 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Dare | Hatteras Island-Frisco Satellite Office 50347 NC Highway 12 Frisco, NC 27936 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Duplin | Duplin County DSS 423 N. Main St. Kenansville, NC 28349 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Greene | Greene County DSS 227 Kingold Blvd. Snow Hill, NC 28580 |
10/22/16 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Greene | Greene County Community Center 814 West Harper St. Snow Hill, NC 28580 |
10/23/16 – 10/26/16 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Harnett | Harnett County Cooperative Extension 126 Alexander Drive Lillington, NC 27546 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Hoke | Hoke County DSS 314 S. Magnolia Street Raeford, NC 28376 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Hoke | Senior Services 423 E. Central Ave. Raeford, NC 28379 *Note for citizens 65 and over, and citizens with medical devices ONLY |
10/22/16 and 10/24/16 – 10/26/16 (Sat., Mon.- Wed.) |
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Hyde | Hyde County DSS 35015 US Hwy 264 Engelhard, NC 27924 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.(Sat.) 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Sun. – Wed.) |
| Hyde | Ocracoke Community Center 999 Irvin Garrish Hwy Ocracoke NC 27960 |
10/25/16 10/26/16 |
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.(Tue.) 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.(Wed.) |
| Johnston | Johnston County DSS 714 North Street Smithfield, NC 27577 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Jones | Jones County Civic Ctr 832 NC Hwy 58 Trenton NC 28585 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Lenoir | Vernon Park Mall (old Eckerd’s) 834 Hardee Rd Kinston, NC 28054 |
10/22/16 (Sat.) 10/23/16 (Sun.) 10/24/16 – 10/26/16 (M-W) |
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sat. 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Sun 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. M-W |
| Lenoir | Lagrange Community Bld. 410 E. Washington St. LaGrange, NC 28551 |
10/22/16 (Sat.) 10/23/16 (Sun.) 10/24/16 – 10/26/16 (M-W) |
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Sat. 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Sun 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. M-W |
| Lenoir | Pink Hill Town Hall 303 Central Ave. Pink Hill, NC 28572 |
10/22/16 (Sat.) 10/23/16 (Sun.) 10/24/16 – 10/26/16 (M-W) |
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sat. 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Sun 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. M-W |
| Pender | Pender County Cooperative Ext. 801 South Walker St. Burgaw, NC 28425 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Robeson | Robeson County DSS 120 Glen Cowan Road Lumberton, NC 28360 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Sampson | Sampson Co. Agri-Exposition Center Heritage Hall 414 Warsaw Road Clinton, NC 28328 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Tyrrell | Tyrell County DSS (new office) 1208 US Hwy 64 E. Columbia, NC 27925 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Wayne | Wayne County Agri. Center 208 W. Chestnut Goldsboro, NC 27533 |
10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
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