Apply for SNAP

We Can Help You Apply

Connecticut Foodshare can help you apply for SNAP benefits. We are here to help Monday thru Friday 9am to 4:30pm. Call 860-856-HELP (4357) to get started. ¡Hablamos Español!


We can help reduce the stress of applying for SNAP. Call from the comfort of a private space. Spanish-speaking applicants can work with our bilingual team members to complete the process. The online application can be completed in about 30 minutes.

Ida told us “It was easier than anything I’ve had to go through before to get any kind of benefits.”

SNAP benefits are also helping families eat better. Krista told us that the first treat her children asked for when they shopped with their benefits card was the fresh raspberries that she couldn’t afford before.


We are here to help Monday thru Friday 9am to 4:30pm.

Call 860-856-HELP (4357) to get started.

SNAP Benefits

  • Use your SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card to help you buy healthy foods at authorized local or online stores.
  • Many Farmers Markets in Connecticut Accept SNAP. Learn more and access a map here.
  • SNAP participants with children are automatically eligible for Summer EBT. Learn more here.

Connecticut Foodshare does not discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons on the grounds of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, mental disability, intellectual disability, learning disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness.

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