Florida Residents Impacted by Hurricane Ian Grateful for D-SNAP

In late September this year, Hurricane Ian took a toll on parts of Florida. USDA FNS Southeast Region has partnered with the Florida Department of Children and Families to operate D-SNAP to help feed families in need. In this video, USDA FNS Southeast Regional Public Affairs Director Kim Betton has highlights from one of the hardest hit areas - Fort Myers, Florida.

THROUGH WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS WE ARE IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST REGION AND ACROSS THE NATION.

THROUGH WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS WE ARE IMPROVING FOOD ACCESS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST REGION AND ACROSS THE NATION.

Kentucky Flooding

In July 2022, historic torrential downpours, mudslides, and flooding riddled through parts of Eastern Kentucky. The state’s Disaster Declaration permitted FNS to administer D-SNAP resources to assist more than 15,000 households in 12 counties (Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Whitley).

SERO leaders visited the area to see firsthand the devastation, and collaborated with partnership efforts from FEMA, the state of Kentucky, and non-profit organizations to help residents impacted by the storms to get their lives back on track.