Last updated 12/8/2022
Food stamps
The Department of Human Services, State of Hawaii, provides food stamps (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and cash payments for individuals and families in need. For more information and the application, visit this website.
HELPING HANDS HAWAI'I also helps people apply for food stamps.
"The Helping Hands Hawaii SNAP Outreach Program provides assistance to at-risk, vulnerable, and low-income individuals and households with accessing SNAP benefits. The assistance provided includes help with filling out the SNAP application for the Department of Human Services (DHS), providing interpretive assistance to Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals, facilitating submission of the application to the DHS offices, assisting with follow-up on application status as needed, helping SNAP benefit recipients to maintain those benefits, and participating with DHS-contracted providers to conduct SNAP nutrition educational activities designed to ensure proper use of the SNAP benefit, including how to use the benefit and still be able to eat nutritious meals. Particular focus is on the elderly, home-bound, disabled, homeless, and LEP communities."
Call (808) 440-3832 for help. For more information, visit here.
"The Helping Hands Hawaii SNAP Outreach Program provides assistance to at-risk, vulnerable, and low-income individuals and households with accessing SNAP benefits. The assistance provided includes help with filling out the SNAP application for the Department of Human Services (DHS), providing interpretive assistance to Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals, facilitating submission of the application to the DHS offices, assisting with follow-up on application status as needed, helping SNAP benefit recipients to maintain those benefits, and participating with DHS-contracted providers to conduct SNAP nutrition educational activities designed to ensure proper use of the SNAP benefit, including how to use the benefit and still be able to eat nutritious meals. Particular focus is on the elderly, home-bound, disabled, homeless, and LEP communities."
Call (808) 440-3832 for help. For more information, visit here.
FOOD Assistance by island
- Hawai`i Food Bank and its partners are providing food assistance across the state. Please visit here for information specific to each island.
- O`ahu
Visit Hawaii Food Resources Map for interactive maps of other food resources.
For information about SNAP (Food Stamps), see the Financial Assistance page.
P-EBT Information
|
|
|
|
