State Benefits
STATE BENEFITS ASSISTANCE
Catholic Charities of North Louisiana offers state benefits assistance to help individuals complete their benefits application and begin to receive benefits.
We help with the following programs: SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – foodstamps), KCSP (Kinship Care Subsidy Program), and FITAP (Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program).
Our services include:
- First-Time Applications
- Application Renewals
- Updates to applications such as income, addresses, etc.
- Faxes required for applications
- Translation – CCNLA has staff available who can assist individuals who do not speak English as their primary language.
Call our office at 318-865-0200 or email Krista Mora at shreveport@ccnla.org for questions or to make an appointment.
Catholic Charities of North Louisiana’s participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is funded in part by a grant from the Walmart Foundation.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
Mail: USDA Food and Nutrition Service, 1320 Braddock Place, Room 334 Alexandria, VA 22314; or
Email: FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
