SNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The SNAP Program (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is intended to alleviate hunger and malnutrition by increasing the food purchasing power of low income households. Benefits are posted monthly to eligible households on an EBT card to purchase eligible food items at participating stores.

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  For more information or to request an application for SNAP, please contact us at (434) 455-5850 or E-mail us. 
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  To apply online for SNAP go to: www.commonhelp.virginia.gov
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  To apply over the phone call: 855-635-4370

Federal law and the Virginia Human Rights Act, Virginia Code §2.2-2632 et seq., bar discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, disability, religious creed, national origin, and political belief. The following civil rights laws apply for SNAP:

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  The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 U.S.C. §6101 et seq.
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  Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §794
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  The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.
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  Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000d et seq.

Virginia has established procedures to ensure fair and equitable treatment of applicants and recipients of public assistance. The local department of social services must assure that no person will be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of age, race, color, sex, disability, religious creed, national origin, or political belief.