RALEIGH, NC (WBTW) – Governor Pat McCrory announced Friday thousands of households in an 18-county area may be eligible to receive Disaster Food and Nutrition Service benefits, following approval this morning of a request from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services for assistance to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This benefit is for individuals who are not current recipients of Food and Nutrition Services, or food stamp benefits.
Assistance has been approved for residents of Beaufort, Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Dare, Duplin, Greene, Harnett, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Pender, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell and Wayne counties, all of which were declared earlier as major disasters areas eligible for federal assistance. Additional counties may be approved for this program in the coming days. State officials continue to review eligibility of additional counties in preparation of a second request to USDA.
Residents of the affected areas of these counties who are not currently receiving Food and Nutrition Services benefits may qualify for assistance for a one-month period if their home was damaged or destroyed or they have disaster related expenses or they lost income or had food loss as a result of a power outage or household flooding resulting from Hurricane Matthew. Eligibility is based on available income and resources.
Those applying for Disaster Food and Nutrition Services benefits must provide proof of identity along with proof of residency. Applicants must apply in the county where they reside.
Current Food and Nutrition Services recipients, not receiving the maximum allotment of FNS benefits, will automatically receive a supplemental benefit and need not apply for the Disaster Food and Nutrition Services program.
Application sites will operate for five days at the following County locations. Dates and hours of operation may vary per county.
| County | Location | Service Dates | Hours of Operation |
| Beaufort | Beaufort County DSS 632 W 5th St. Washington, NC 27889 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Beaufort | Chocowinity Fire Dept. 512 NC Hwy 33 E Chocowinity, NC 27817 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Beaufort | Aurora Community Center Pearl St. Aurora, NC 27806 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Bladen County DSS 208 East McKay St. Elizabethtown, NC 28337 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Tar Heel Fire Dept. 269 Tar Heel Ferry Road Tar Heel, NC 28392 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Bladenboro Fire Dept. 519 West Seaboard St. Bladenboro, NC 28320 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Lower Bladen Co. (Communities Citizen Building) 153 Lightwood Knot road Kelly, NC 28448 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Bladen | Powell-Melvin Center 450 Smith Circle Dr. Elizabethtown, NC 28337 | 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Columbus | Columbus County DSS 40 Government Complex Rd Whiteville, NC 28472 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Cumberland | Cumberland CountyDSS 1225 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Cumberland | St. Luke’s AME Church 522 Hillsboro St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 *NOTE: For Individuals over 60 and those with mobility issues ONLY | 10/22/16 – 10/24/16 & 10/26/16 | Sat., Mon., Tues., Wed. 8:00 a.m. to 5;00 p.mSun. 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.. |
| Dare | Manteo Office 107 Exeter St. Manteo, NC 27954 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Dare | Hatteras Island-Frisco Satellite Office NC Highway 12 Frisco, NC 27936 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Duplin | Duplin County DSS 423 N. Main St.Kenansville, NC 28349 | 10/26/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Greene | Greene County DSS 227 Kingold Blvd. Snow Hill, NC 28580 | 10/22/16 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Greene | Greene County Community Center 814 West Harper St. Snow Hill, NC 28580 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Harnett | Harnett County DSS 311 Cornelius Harnett Blvd Lillington, NC 27546 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Hoke | Hoke County DSS 316 S. Magnolia Street Raeford, NC 28376 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Hoke | Senior Services 423 E. Central Ave.Raeford, NC 28379 *Note for citizens 65 and over, and citizens with medical devices ONLY | 10/22/16; 10/24/16; 10/26/16 | 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Hyde | Hyde County DSS 35015 US Hwy 264 Engelhard, NC 27924 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Sat.) 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Sun. – Wed.) |
| Hyde | Ocracoke Community Center 999 Garrish Hwy Ocracoke NC 27960 | 10/25/16 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Tue.) 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Wed.) |
| Johnston | Johnston County DSS 714 North Street Smithfield, NC 27577 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Jones | Jones County DSS 832 NC Hwy 58 Trenton NC 28585 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Lenoir | Vernon Park Mall (old Eckerd’s) 834 Hardee Rd Kinston, NC 28054 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Lenoir | Lagrange Community Bld. 410 E. Washington St. LaGrange, NC 28551 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Lenoir | Pink Hill Town Hall 303 Central Ave. Pink Hill, NC 28572 | 10/23/16 | 12:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. |
| Pender | Pender County Cooperative Ext. 801 South Walker St. Burgaw, NC 28425 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Robeson | Robeson County DSS 120 Glen Cowan Road Lumberton, NC 28360 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Sampson | Sampson Co. Agri-Exposition Center 405 County Complex Road Clinton, NC 28328 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Tyrrell | Tyrell County DSS (new office) Columbia, NC 27925 208 US Hwy 64 E. | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Wayne | Wayne County Agri. Center 208 W. Chestnut Goldsboro, NC 27533 | 10/22/16 – 10/26/16 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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