{"id":44,"date":"2023-09-21T18:47:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2023-10-30T21:54:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T21:54:39","slug":"snap-and-wic-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/snap-and-wic-in-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"SNAP and WIC in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44\" class=\"elementor elementor-44\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98dbd6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d98dbd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c3a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07c3a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>What is SNAP?<\/h5><p>New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, NJ SNAP, formally known as Food Stamps, provides assistance to low-income families to buy groceries. SNAP is accepted in most retail stores and farmer&#8217;s markets. <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/index.shtml\">https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/index.shtml<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p>NJ SNAP cannot be used to buy<\/p><ul><li>Alcohol, tobacco, and cigarettes<\/li><li>Non-food items (pet food, toilet paper, diapers, soap, etc.)<\/li><li>Vitamins and medicine<\/li><li>Hot and prepared food meals<\/li><\/ul><p><\/p><p>College students may be eligible for SNAP if they are enrolled at least half time in an institution of higher education and are eligible to participate in a state or federally financed work-study program or have an Expected Family Contribution of $0 as determined by the Higher Education Act. To learn more about the requirements and eligibility factors, visit <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/apply\/eligibility\/\">https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/apply\/eligibility\/<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p>NJ SNAP Student Eligibility Verification Form<\/p><p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/docs\/njsnap_student_form0419.pdf\">https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/docs\/njsnap_student_form0419.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><\/p><h5>What is WIC?<\/h5><p>WIC, or the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants, and Children, gives assistance to low-income women, infants, and toddlers up to the age of five by providing education on healthy eating, referrals to health care, and nutritious food. <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/fhs\/wic\/participants\/apply-wic\/\">https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/fhs\/wic\/participants\/apply-wic\/<\/a><\/span><\/p><h5>Who is Eligible to Apply for and Receive WIC Benefits?<\/h5><ul><li>Pregnant women<\/li><li>Women who have delivered a child within the last six months<\/li><li>Breastfeeding women who have delivered a child within the last year<\/li><li>Infants and children under five years old<\/li><\/ul><p>To be eligible, people in these categories must:<\/p><ul><li>Have a medical condition or limited access to nutrition that places their health at risk<\/li><li>Live in New Jersey and provide proof of residency<\/li><li>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/fhs\/wic\/participants\/apply-wic\/income.shtml\">income guidelines<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbde74d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbde74d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-406bb25 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"406bb25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0103-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0103-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0103-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0103-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0103-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0103-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0103-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d464945 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d464945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0083-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0083-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0083-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0083-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0083-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/295\/files\/2023\/09\/IMG_0083-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is SNAP? New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, NJ SNAP, formally known as Food Stamps, provides assistance to low-income families to buy groceries. SNAP is accepted in most retail stores and farmer&#8217;s markets. https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/njsnap\/index.shtml NJ SNAP cannot be used to buy Alcohol, tobacco, and cigarettes Non-food items (pet food, toilet paper, diapers, soap, etc.) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1287,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1287"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions\/365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/hunger-free-campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}