Disaster Programs Approved for Cannon, Giles & Marshall Counties

Food and Cash Assistance Programs for Eligible Flood Victims Starts Monday

  

WHAT:            The Tennessee Department of Human Services today received approval from  the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to operate the Disaster and Replacement Food Stamp programs for eligible flood victims in three recently declared disaster counties:  Cannon, Giles and Marshall.   Current Food Stamp Program beneficiaries may qualify for replacement benefits if they lost food due to power outages of 12 hours or more.   Residents NOT currently enrolled in the program may be eligible for disaster food stamps.

 

The emergency cash program for eligible storm victims will also be conducted in these counties.  Residents who sustained damage to their homes due to flooding and have registered with FEMA may be eligible for a $250 or $500 cash payment.   

 

WHEN:           Monday, May 24- Friday, May 28

(Offices closed Saturday and Sunday)

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

WHERE:         Cannon County DHS Office     

325 Bryant Lane                              

Woodbury                                                             

             (615) 563-4051                                            

 

                        Giles County DHS Office

                        115 South Cedar Lane

                        Pulaski           

                        (931) 424-4001

 

                        Marshall County DHS Office

                        1204 Nashville Highway

                        Lewisburg

                        (931) 270-2234

 

MORE:           Request for disaster assistance must be made at the local DHS office in the designated counties, and USDA regulations require face-to-face interviews.

                       

Applicants for cash assistance MUST have registered with FEMA and suffered damage from the storms/flood.

 

For more information, visit the DHS website at www.tn.gov/humanserv. 

 

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