We can help you with your application for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), SUN Bucks, and MC Groceries. This includes understanding eligibility requirements, gathering required documentation, completing applications, and navigating next steps.
- Support is provided at no cost to Montgomery County and Prince George’s County residents.
- Assistance is confidential and respectful.
- Services are available in English, Spanish, and Amharic.
- We strive to make accommodations so that everyone can access support.
How to get support
We can help with new applications and renewals for benefits programs. When your income or home address changes, we can also help file benefit review forms.
You can get support in one of the following ways:
- Call our main office at 301-424-1130.
We’re open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Email us at [email protected].
We can answer questions, check your eligibility, or help you schedule an appointment. - Complete the [Nutrition Benefits Support Interest Form].
A member of our team will contact you. - Schedule an appointment.
Call or email us to schedule an appointment for individual assistance with a Nutrition Benefits Coordinator. - Meet us at an outreach event.
We can meet with you at outreach events at community centers, schools, food distributions, and other local events.
On this page:
Eligibility for nutrition benefits
While eligibility for benefits is decided on a case-by-case basis, the Maryland Benefits Screening Tool can help you decide whether you may be eligible.
Additional resources
Nondiscrimination statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (833) 620-1071, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to:
- Mail: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
Alexandria, VA 22314 - Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
- Email: [email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
