Disaster Assistance

Florida | Hurricane Ian

On September 29, 2022, President Biden declared the damage caused by Hurricane Ian a major disaster in the State of Florida. The Disaster Declaration allowed FNS to implement the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) to provide continuous support and services to ensure households had available resources to feed their families. D-SNAP benefits help people buy food when they are experiencing economic hardships because of the disaster (loss of jobs, loss of food because of power outages, damages to home and personal possessions, etc.).

FNS also coordinated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the state of Florida, local and voluntary organizations to provide food for shelters and other mass feeding sites, and to distribute food packages directly to households in need.