Attention College Students!

We know that food costs are up and that it is expensive going to the
grocery store.
Food Stamps can be a great way to help pay for groceries, but there
are some special rules about whether or not students can receive
them.

To be eligible, college students must meet at least one of the following criteria:

Employed and paid 20 hours a week or more, or earning the equivalent of 20 hours at
the minimum wage
Be physically or mentally unable to work
Receiving federal or state work-study money
Be under 18 or over 49 years old
Responsible for the physical care of a dependent household member under age 6, or
under the age of 12 when adequate childcare is not available
Be a full-time student who is a single parent with responsibility for a child under age 12
Receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (government cash assistance) or
Supplemental Social Security

Also, you cannot get food stamps, if you have a meal plan that provides more than 50% of
your meals.
To find out more. Please contact D.C. Hunger Solutions at 202-986-2200, ex 3023 or the
Food Stamp Office at 202-724-5506.
To get an application.
1. Go to one of the Food Stamp Offices listed on the back of this page.
2. Go online to www.dhs.dc.gov, then underneath Services, click on Application for
Benefits. Download the application.
3. Call your local Food Stamp Office and ask them to mail you an application.

You can read more about the application process in the Guide to the Food Stamp Program,
located at www.dchunger.org/Publications

Food Stamp Offices

Hours: M - F: 8:15am - 4:45pm; Wed: 8:15am - 8pm
Main phone number: (202) 724-5506
Office
Anacostia
Congress Heights
Eckington
Fort Davis
H Street
Taylor Street
Northeast

Address
2100 Martin Luther
King Avenue, SE
4001 South Capitol
Street, SW
51 N Street, NE

Phone
645-4614

3851 Alabama
Avenue, SE
645 H Street, NE

645-4500

1207 Taylor Street,

NW
3917 Minnesota
Avenue, NE

645-4546
724-8720

698-4350
576-8000
724-7900

Please note: Commuter students that live in Maryland should apply in Maryland for Food
Stamps. For more information, please visit
http://www.dhr.state.md.us/how/cashfood/fstamp.htm or call 1-800-332-6347.

To find out about other food resources, please visit the D.C. Food Finder at
dcfoodfinder.org. You can find out about low-cost groceries and other food
programs that are near you.