The food bank's Help Center and SNAP
From the Greater Cleveland Food Bank's find-food map, checked October 19.
Our take written by Old Brooklyn Free Pantry Finder
GCFB's Help Center at 216.738.2067 takes over-the-phone applications for SNAP, Medicaid and other public benefits, and GCFB says calls are free and confidential. It serves Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Richland and Ashland Counties.
Per GCFB's SNAP answers, benefits buy foods for the household such as breads, cereals, produce, meats, fish, poultry and dairy, and they can't buy alcohol, tobacco, hot foods, vitamins or household supplies.
Our reading of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank listings and pages quoted here. It adds no facts of its own.
The Help Center
Call Our Help Center at 216.738.2067 or TOLL-FREE AT 855.738.2067
Our Help Coordinators can assist with over-the-phone applications for SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), Medicaid, and other public benefits.
Calls are free and confidential.
Application options are varied in order to accommodate a family’s specific immediate needs. Any adult of any age may apply.
We serve neighbors from Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Richland, and Ashland Counties and we can connect those in need to our feeding partner agencies that offer hot meals, pantries, mobile pantries, senior and kids programs that are nearby.
SNAP
SNAP is a federal program that helps low-income people buy the food they need.
Apply by phone by calling our Help Center at 216.738.2067 or toll-free at 855.738.2067
You can use SNAP benefits to buy foods for the household to eat, such as breads and cereals, fruits and vegetables, meats, fish and poultry, dairy products.
You CANNOT use SNAP Benefits to buy beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes or tobacco; nonfood items, such as pet foods, soaps, paper products and household supplies; vitamins and medicines; food that will be eaten in the store; and hot foods.
If you qualify to shop at a food pantry or at the GCFB’s Community Resource Center Market, you might also qualify for other assistance programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, and/or special food boxes for seniors.