- Serves Ohio Direction Card (food stamp) recipients residing in Lorain County who have lost food due to a power outage, fire, or flood. - Loss of Electricity: Power must have been out for at least four (4) hours or more due to a situation beyond the client's control (a shut-off due to a lack of payment does not count). Households should be prepared to provide verification of the extended power outage. - Flooding or Other Disaster: Will only help with replacement due to flooding or other disaster if the incident is a governor declared emergency.

- Client will need to complete a "Statement Requesting Replacement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits" form (JFS form 07222, Rev. 9/2023). - For loss of electricity: Households should be prepared to provide verification of the extended power outage. This includes screenshots of news reports, text or email alerts, or outage maps that show their specific area was without power for four (4) hours or more. Client may call their utility provider's customer service department to request written verification of power outage and its duration. - For fires: Client will need documentation from the Red Cross.

Monday - Friday: 7:45am to 4:20pm