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Old 10-06-2009, 05:51 PM
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Foster Care and Food Stamps Do You Get Them?

Hi, we have friends that are foster parents and their worker had them apply for food stamps to help with food bills for the children. Can foster parents apply for food stamps? I know you can get wic to help with babies. How many of you get food stamps?
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Old 10-06-2009, 06:00 PM
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Here you cannot receive welfare or foodstamps as a foster family. WIC is for the child only, which is why you can get it... it's for the child in your care, not you. I don't know if that makes sense. It might vary from state to state or even county to county.
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Old 10-06-2009, 06:28 PM
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nope not here
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Old 10-06-2009, 06:30 PM
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I didn't try in NY. I had a baby a few years ago and I could have gotten
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Old 10-06-2009, 07:18 PM
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We were asked to use wic. I am actually pretty grateful they (my extended fam) talked me into accepting it. As new parents the nutritional information they have offered has been nice.
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Old 10-07-2009, 07:03 AM
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Here we can get WIC as well as Food Stamps. We just can't get cash aid.
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Old 10-07-2009, 07:33 AM
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Here we can get WIC for 0-5's and it is great! But no food stamps.
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Old 10-07-2009, 08:58 AM
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Here, its based on your income, and the rehimbursement for foster care is included in your income. So we don't qualify.
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