Foster Care and Food Stamps Do You Get Them?

October 6, 2009

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?

Thanks

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SarahBethsMommy

October 6, 2009

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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EandDmom

October 6, 2009

nope not here

millie58

October 6, 2009

I didn't try in NY. I had a baby a few years ago and I could have gotten

arbuckle17

October 6, 2009

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.

GoddessDanu

October 7, 2009

Here we can get WIC as well as Food Stamps. We just can't get cash aid.