Ways to Apply for SNAP Benefits
Apply online
You can apply for benefits as well as check and manage your status through Georgia Gateway.
- Visit the Georgia Gateway website.
- Create an account or log in with your existing information.
- Fill out the required information and submit your benefits application.
- All DFCS locations have computers in their lobbies if you need web access.
Apply by mail
You can mail your completed application to any DFCS office.
- Find the nearest DFCS office location by city, county or zip code.
- Mail your completed application to that office.
- Some offices have separate mailing and physical addresses, so be sure to check the address.
Apply in person
You can drop off your completed application to any DFCS office.
- Find the nearest DFCS office location by city, county or zip code.
- Bring your completed application to the office during its operating hours.
- Some offices have separate mailing and physical addresses, so be sure to check the address.
Use Site Finder to search for a Community Based Organization where you can schedule an in-person appointment. Choose "Food Stamp Center" from the Site Type dropdown menu on the Site Finder page.
All Boroughs
Hunger Free America
Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Assistance available over the phone.
- (646) 865-0769 or (646) 627-7630 (English, Spanish)
- (646) 935-3513 (English, Chinese)
- (332) 600-5415 (English, Russian)
Community Kitchen of West Harlem - Food Bank
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 4:30 PM
(212) 894-8060
Met Council
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM; Friday: 9 AM - 2 PM
(212) 453-9532 (English, Spanish)
Mobilization for Justice - Government Benefits Project
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday and Wednesday, 10 AM - 12 PM; Friday, 1 PM - 3 PM
(212) 417-3732
Bronx
Catholic Charities Bronx Center
Assistance available over the phone; In-person services available by appointment only.
Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 4 PM
(718) 292-9090
Jewish Community Council of Pelham Parkway - Community Services Center
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday - Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
(212) 453-9532 or (646) 627-1275 (English, Spanish)
Montefiore Sound Shore Medical Center - WIC Program
Assistance available over the phone.
Friday: 9 AM - 2 PM
(212) 453-9532 or (646) 627-1275 (English, Spanish)
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC)
Assistance available over the phone.
Tuesday - Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
(347) 269-5186 or (646) 952-1392 (English, Spanish)
The HopeLine Resource Center for Community Development
Assistance available over the phone; In-person services available by appointment only.
Monday - Wednesday: 9 AM - 3 PM
(718) 402-1212
West Bronx Housing and Neighborhood Resource Center
Assistance available over the phone.
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
(212) 453-9532 or (646) 627-1275 (English, Spanish)
Brooklyn
Arab American Family Support Center
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9 AM - 5 PM (In-person services available by appointment only)
Tuesday and Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM (Assistance available over the phone)
(718) 643-8000
Bed-Stuy WIC Center
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday - Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
(347) 880-2922 (English, Spanish)
Council of People Organization (COPO)
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 4 PM
(718) 434-3266
Crown Heights JCC
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM; Friday: 9 AM - 2 PM
(718) 778-8808 (English, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish)
Jewish Community Council of Marine Park (JCC Marine Park)
Assistance available over the phone.
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
(347) 880-2922 (English, Spanish)
Kings Bay Y
Assistance available over the phone.
Friday: 9 AM - 2 PM
(646) 648-0506 (English, Russian)
RiseBoro Community Partnership (formerly RBSCC)
Assistance available over the phone; In-person services available by appointment only.
Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM
(718) 366-1830
Shorefront Jewish Community Council (Shorefront JCC)
Assistance available over the phone; In-person services available by appointment only.
Monday - Thursday, 9 AM - 5 PM; Friday 9 AM - 2 PM
(718) 743-0575 ext. 7501 (English, Russian)
The Campaign Against Hunger
In-person services available by appointment only.
Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM; Saturday 12 PM - 4:30 PM
(718) 773-3551 ext. 112
United Jewish Organization of Williamsburg (UJO)
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday - Thursday, 9 AM - 5 PM
(718) 643-9700 (English, Yiddish)
Manhattan
Tzu Chi Foundation - Lafayette
Assistance available over the phone; In-person services available by appointment only.
Wednesday, 10 AM - 2 PM
(212) 965-1151
Queens
Affinity Health Plan Flushing
Assistance available over the phone.
Wednesday - Thursday, 9 AM - 5 PM; Friday, 9 AM - 2 PM
(646) 352-1800 (English, Mandarin)
Jewish Community Council of Far Rockaway Peninsula (JCCRP)
Assistance available over the phone.
Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 AM - 5 PM; Friday, 9 AM - 2 PM
(646) 648-0506 (English, Russian)
Queens Jewish Community Council (Queens JCC)
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday and Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
(646) 648-0506
Tzu Chi Foundation - Flushing
Assistance available over the phone; In-person services available by appointment only.
Monday and Wednesday: 10 AM - 2 PM
(718) 888-0866
Staten Island
Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI)
Assistance available over the phone; In-person services available by appointment only.
Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 4 PM; Saturday 12 PM - 4 PM
(718) 808-1800
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plan
Assistance available over the phone.
Monday and Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
(646) 952-1392 or (212) 453-9532 (English, Spanish)