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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> NJ to Launch Online Grocery Shopping for SNAP
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Launch Online Grocery Shopping for SNAP Recipients</SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #201f1e">Amazon,
Walmart,
ShopRites & The Fresh Grocers to Accept SNAP Online
Orders</SPAN></I></P>
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white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt'><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #a6a6a6">May 20, 2020</SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">(TRENTON) –
New
Jerseyans enrolled in the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) will be able to use their benefits to order groceries online starting
next week. Online shopping will be available through Amazon and
participating Walmarts, ShopRites and The Fresh Grocers.</SPAN></P>
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LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">NJ SNAP
recipients
will be able to use their benefits card to order groceries from Amazon
starting
on May 27. Walmarts, ShopRites and The Fresh Grocers that that </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">provide online
shopping
will also accept online ordering with SNAP benefits starting on May
28.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif;
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LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">“Online grocery
shopping is another important step in our efforts to get affordable
groceries to
New Jerseyans during this public health emergency,” Human Services
Commissioner
Carole Johnson said. “Having the option to order groceries online is more
important than ever, as we all work together to stay-at-home as much as
possible. We hope that the launch of SNAP online grocery shopping
promotes
equity by providing participants access to a convenient tool that many New
Jerseyans are already using to comply with the stay-at-home order.”</SPAN></P>
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LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">NJ SNAP currently
serves about 700,000 New Jerseyans in 356,000 households, with the monthly
SNAP
benefit based on household size and income.</SPAN></P>
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LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Recipients will
be
able to use their Families First Electronic Benefits Transfer card to
purchase
eligible groceries from the participating retailers. Under federal rules,
SNAP
benefits cannot be used to pay for delivery fees.</SPAN></P>
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LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">To learn more,
recipients can visit <A
href="wlmailhtml:Amazon.com/SNAP">Amazon.com/SNAP</A> to
register their EBT card. Visit <A
href="https://www.walmart.com/ideas/discover-grocery-pickup-delivery/walmart-grocery-pickup-accepts-snap-ebt-payments/355540">here</A>
to learn about Walmart’s SNAP online program. Any Walmart, <A
href="https://shop.shoprite.com/globaldata/banner-pages/shoprite-from-home">ShopRite</A>
or <A href="https://shop.thefreshgrocer.com/">The Fresh Grocer</A> that
currently </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">provides online
shopping will also accept online ordering with SNAP benefits.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"></SPAN></P>
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LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">New Jersey
received
federal approval for online SNAP grocery shopping from the U.S. Department
of
Agriculture.</SPAN></P>
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LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in'><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">In addition to
online
SNAP grocery ordering, Human Services has taken the following steps to help
New
Jerseyans access affordable food during the emergency:</SPAN></P>
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150%"><SPAN>·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Distributed an
extra
$106 million in additional benefits to SNAP recipients since the start of
the
emergency.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri,sans-serif; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;
TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT:
150%"><SPAN>·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Ensured that
everyone
whose benefits were up for renewal in March and April, or are due in May or
June
were extended for six months, meaning that nobody’s SNAP benefits will be
ended
during these extensions for not completing the renewal.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri,sans-serif; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
baseline; BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;
TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT:
150%"><SPAN>·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Made it easier to
apply for SNAP during this emergency by waiving the normally required
interview
and the hard copy signature on applications, so as to reduce the need for
face-to-face interactions.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri,sans-serif; VERTICAL-ALIGN:
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT:
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style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Updated our
online
system to make it easier for SNAP applicants to track their
application.</SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #201f1e; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Received federal
approval to provide about 600,000 children who normally receive free or
reduced-price school meals $416.10 each to help with nutritional support
during
the time that schools have been closed during the pandemic. Benefits
will
be delivered in June.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">"For those New
Jersey
families who may have difficulty getting to the grocery store - and that may
be
for a variety of different reasons -- using SNAP benefits online can make
the
basics of feeding yourself or your family a little less complicated,” said
Human
Services Assistant Commissioner Natasha Johnson, who directs the Division of
Family Development that oversees NJ SNAP. <SPAN style="BACKGROUND:
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continue to urge residents to visit <A
href="http://www.njhelps.org/">njhelps.org</A> to learn more and apply for
food
assistance and other benefits."</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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