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Why Should I Apply?
- Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) can help you buy more food each month and lets you choose what foods you buy.
- FNS frees up money that can be used for other items, such as utilities and medicine.
- You may be able to get help with heating costs and phone service.
- FNS helps the economy. For every dollar you spend in FNS benefits, nearly two dollars goes back into the economy. Click here to learn more.
- Use FNS to enjoy local fruits and vegetables! When you use your EBT card at farmers’ markets, you help local farmers. Click here to find a farmers’ market near you. Before you go to the farmers’ market, call and ask if they take EBT cards. If the market does not, ask them to start.
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