We’re frequently told that nutrition and healthy aging go hand in hand. Healthy food is the fuel that keeps us active and involved in our family and our community. But some older adults are skipping meals to meet their monthly bills. For people living in this situation, supplementing their food budget with SNAP would make it possible to buy the food they need to stay active, independent, and involved.
Last year over 545,000 New Yorkers age 60 and over participated in SNAP, partly because using your EBT to buy groceries is easy. Each month, SNAP dollars are automatically deposited onto your card. When you go to the store to buy groceries, you swipe your EBT card and enter your PIN, just like a debit card.
Anyone in Tioga County interested in getting more information about SNAP or getting a free and confidential prescreening to find out if they may be eligible to participate should contact the Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) at (607) 687-6721, ext. 1190.
