requirements for food stamps in n.y. state?
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Being black or Hispanic is a automatic leg up.
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You would need to contact your local department of health and welfare.  Some states will only consider your income, others consider income for the entire household.  Also, in some states, if you receive child support, they can require you to forfeit that to them for the food stamps (that's how it is in my state).  It all depends on how many people are in the household and the state's guidelines for poverty levels.
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This might have specific information - The NYC Rent Guidelines Board http://www.housingnyc.com/html/guidelines/apt.html
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old enough to be on welfare
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Ok, first go to your local chapter of United Way. They can help get you in contact with Meals on Wheels who help out very low income families with lunches,and they can help you get in contact with your local food bank.\n Here in Texas,we have an organization called Elf Louise who in turn sponsors the Marines- Toys for Tots campaign each year gathering,wrapping and  giving toys to children of low income families.
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http://www.americorps.org/for_individuals/ready/eligibility.asp
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Contact the local food banks in your area They are in the phone books  Although today might be late for a Thanksgiving give, unless you personally know a sruggling family who will appreciate your gift
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go to social services and apply for food stamps. You might also try going to the local section 8 office and applying for housing...they won't assist you until you are on their program.. Sometimes churches will help if you have a shut off notice or eviction notice. If you have little income, you might quailfy for medical benefits. Ignore these people who tell you to give off your butt and go to work.. It's those people who know very little about what it's like to need help. They have been telling me that for years and I am on disability..disability/work doesn't go together. People are just judmental.one day they will they may need the help to and they will have people telling them the say thing.
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I know that in NY you can. Call your local dept of social services, they can probably answer that for you.
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i don't know about the state you live in but you may qualify for WIC ( women infants and children ) and they will pay for most if not all of your expences plus, they will pay for some of your groceries. i think their web site is www.WIC.org. Good Luck !
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in the us yes you can it is based on the poverty level. So how many people are in the house and how much you make. Like a family of three if they make less than 22,000 a year can get food stamps and or TANF.  TANF is cash money for your family but it is temporary there is a certain number of years in your LIFE TIME that you can receive it.  If you use it all up and you a poor later on in life sry
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If you're looking for non-profit assistance, I suggest you call this number: 1-866-348-6479. It's an organization called the National Hunger Hotline. They might be able to help you. Take care.
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People have to provide documentation for their income, expenses, family size, etc in order to qualify for food stamps. When you apply for food stamps, you have to sign a paper that gives the agency permission to talk to employers, neighbors, etc about your personal business. People do commit fraud, but don't assume that the people you see out doing their shopping are crooks. There may be a lot you don't see.\n\nThere could be a lot of people in a household sharing that one, nice car. Or they could be getting a ride with a friend. They could have purchased their clothes at a second-hand shop or been given the clothes as gifts or hand-me-downs. Or that could be one of their few nice outfits. \n\nThey might be out paying their bills and doing their shopping for the month and they have to deal with everyone from the checker to the guy behind them in line judging them for needing help. I don't blame them for trying to look good.  \n\nMy family has been on foodstamps before. We don't and never have dressed to the nines. We've never owned a new car. If we had a wad of cash, I can promise you there were more places for the cash than there was cash. My husband was working full time, but he didn't have a good-paying job. Good jobs are hard to find and getting harder. \n\nYou know who I get mad at about my tax money being wasted? The big corporations like Walmart that have huge profits but pay their employees wages so low that even with two people working full-time, their families *qualify* and *need* food stamps and medicaid to survive. They should pay their workers enough to live on and should provide reasonable medical insurance, but they don't. They'd rather let the taxpayers do it.
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I BELIEVE YOU CAN GET THAT INFORMATION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.  I KNOW IF YOU ARE ON WELFARE THEY HAVE A FEW PROGRAMS.  ONE THAT I CAN REMEMBER IS CRYSTAL STAIRS.
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I know the immigration service uses federal guidelines that can be found on the back of Form I-864. Just visit their website www.uscis.gov and go under the heading  "Immigration Forms" and pick " I-864P, Poverty Guidelines" Hope it helps
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The department of human services would be a good place to start.  Good luck.
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look up the website www.co.essex.nj.us  that is the county website, look for the welfare dept or the housing authority they can link you to the right people