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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Please review and share with others.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">We 
care. We
share. We grow.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Joe 
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">We make 
a
difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo, President <BR>National Federation of the Blind of 
New
Jersey <BR>973 743 0075<BR>nfbnj1@verizon.net<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org">www.nfbnj.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Raising
Expectations To Live The Life You Want!</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Your 
old
car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.<BR>Donate your unwanted 
vehicle
to us by clicking <BR>www.carshelpingtheblind.org <BR>or call 855 659
9314<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=DDS.Communications@DHS.NJ.GOV
href="mailto:DDS.Communications@DHS.NJ.GOV">DDS Communications</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 30, 2020 12:35 PM</DIV>
<DIV><A title=NJDDS@LISTSERV.DHS.NJ.GOV
href="mailto:NJDDS@LISTSERV.DHS.NJ.GOV">DHS.NJ.GOV</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> DDS Communications October 30, 2020</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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                        <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>“The 
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                        place to call for disability-related
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                  Communications<BR>October 30, 
2020</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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                  Updates: </SPAN></B><SPAN
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                                style='FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 
"Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: #333333'>NJ
                                Human Services Announces $44.8 Million More 
in
                                Additional Food
                                Assistance<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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                                align=center><EM><SPAN
                                style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; 
COLOR: #666666'>Many
                                NJ SNAP Recipients Will Receive Enhanced
                                Benefits;</SPAN></EM><I><SPAN
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COLOR: #666666'><BR><EM><SPAN
                                style='FONT-FAMILY: 
"Arial",sans-serif'>November
                                Payments Will Bring Supplemental Food 
Assistance
                                Payments to Nearly $346M Since
                                March</SPAN></EM></SPAN></I><EM><SPAN
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                                style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; 
COLOR: #666666'>Oct.
                                28, 2020</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
                                style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; 
COLOR: #666666'><BR><BR>(TRENTON)
                                – Many New Jerseyans who receive food 
assistance
                                through the state’s Supplemental Nutrition
                                Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will receive
                                additional benefits in November to help 
address
                                critical food needs related to the COVID-19
                                pandemic.<BR><BR>An additional estimated 
$44.8
                                million will be provided to about 253,000 
New
                                Jersey households for November.<BR>SNAP
                                supplemental payments were included in the
                                federal Families First Coronavirus Response 
Act.
                                Once paid in November, Human Services will 
have
                                provided nearly $346 million in total 
additional
                                NJ SNAP benefits since March to New 
Jerseyans to
                                help purchase groceries. The payments are
                                contingent upon month-to-month United States
                                Department of Agriculture approval.<BR><BR>“We
                                are providing as much food assistance as
                                possible to eligible New Jersey households,”
                                Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson 
said.
                                “Our state’s Congressional delegation has 
worked
                                hard protecting residents as we respond to 
this
                                pandemic, and these additional food 
assistance
                                benefits make a difference in the lives of 
many
                                New Jerseyans.”<BR><BR>The supplemental 
benefits
                                will be directly loaded to NJ SNAP 
recipients’
                                Families First EBT cards as part of their
                                regular monthly payment.<BR>NJ SNAP provides
                                food assistance to families with low incomes 
to
                                help them buy groceries through a benefit 
card
                                accepted in most food retail stores and 
farmer’s
                                markets. Families can now also use their 
cards
                                at select online grocery retailers to help
                                maintain social distancing during the
                                pandemic.<BR>The program serves about 
769,000
                                New Jerseyans in about 395,000 households, 
with
                                the monthly SNAP benefit based on household 
size
                                and income.<BR><BR>“Food assistance remains 
as
                                important as ever to families and 
individuals
                                amid the ongoing economic difficulties and 
the
                                health crisis,” Human Services Deputy
                                Commissioner Elisa Neira said. “This will 
help
                                keep families healthy and secure.”<BR><BR>“We
                                encourage residents who need food assistance 
to
                                visit and apply for SNAP online at <A
                                href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.njhelps.org/__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!aWG_QX2H-Ts6yor-GBkOtw2c4CASQoahTpuM32uFgk51KN5sJvclVOD8zSEfsytJchg$">www.NJHelps.org</A>,”
                                said Assistant Commissioner Natasha Johnson, 
who
                                directs Human Services’ Division of Family
                                Development and oversees the SNAP program. 
“I
                                also thank the county Boards of Social 
Services
                                staff who continue working tirelessly to get
                                vital assistance to households.”<BR><BR>Human
                                Services has also taken the following steps 
to
                                help New Jerseyans access affordable food 
during
                                the emergency:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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                                style='FONT-FAMILY: 
"Arial",sans-serif'>Provided
                                $279 million in special food assistance 
benefits
                                to New Jersey children who otherwise would 
have
                                received free or reduced-price school meals 
if
                                not for COVID-19 school
                                closures.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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                                style='FONT-FAMILY: 
"Arial",sans-serif'>Launched
                                online grocery ordering for SNAP recipients
                                through Amazon, Walmart, ShopRite and The 
Fresh
                                Grocer.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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                                style='FONT-FAMILY: 
"Arial",sans-serif'>Ensured
                                that everyone whose benefits were up for 
renewal
                                since March were extended for six months, 
and
                                this will continue through
                                October.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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                                style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>Made 
it
                                easier to apply for SNAP by waiving the 
normally
                                required interview and the hard copy 
signature
                                on applications to reduce the need for
                                face-to-face interactions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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                                style='FONT-FAMILY: 
"Arial",sans-serif'>Through
                                a new online tool, available on <A
                                href="https://oneapp.dhs.state.nj.us/">NJOneApp</A>,
                                made it possible for SNAP applicants to 
upload
                                the documentation needed for applications
                                electronically instead of mailing or 
dropping
                                off documents to the county enrollment
                                offices.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
                                style='FONT-FAMILY: 
"Arial",sans-serif'>Updated
                                our online system to make it easier for SNAP
                                applicants to track their
                                application.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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                                style='FONT-FAMILY: 
"Arial",sans-serif'>Developed
                                a guide to educate immigrant families on 
what
                                benefits are impacted by the federal public
                                charge rule to combat
                                misinformation.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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                                in various virtual forums to update service
                                providers on these critical changes to help 
get
                                the word out to families in need of food
                                assistance.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></OL>
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