a. Require the
facility serving disabled individuals to be certified as a nonprofit facility
(see list below or contact DFS-FO);
b. Allow
residents to apply as a one-person assistance unit through an authorized
representative; or
c. Allow
residents to apply on their own behalf as an assistance unit in
accordance with Sections 401 and 506.
3. Battered
women and children
Allow residents to apply on their own behalf as an assistance unit, in
accordance with Sections 401 and 506, and separate from the
previous abusing assistance unit.
B. Exceptions:
1. Battered
women and children -
a. Disregard
the income, assets and expenses of the previous assistance
unit members and issue an additional allotment only once in a month
as a separate assistance unit;
b. Take prompt
action to ensure the former assistance unit's eligibility or allotment reflects
the changes in the assistance unit composition, including issuing a notice
of adverse action in accordance with Section 1400 and Tables.
2. Authorized
representative -
Issue SNAP to the authorized representative when one exists.
C. Responsibilities
of the resident program: Require the resident program to comply with the following provisions:
1. Authorized
representative -
a.Require the
authorized representative be a designated employee of the resident program;
b.Understand the authorized
representative will be responsible for receiving and spending the benefit
allotment.
2. Food
preparation -
a. Understand
the resident program may purchase and prepare food on a group basis; or
b. The resident
may buy and prepare food for their own consumption when there is not an
authorized representative.
3. Current
participants -
a. Require the
resident programs to provide the DFS-FO with a monthly list of current
residents who are SNAP participants;
b. Require a
responsible employee to sign and attest to its validity.
4. Changes -
a. Require the
resident program, who is acting as the authorized representative for the
assistance unit, to report changes in each resident's circumstances
which may affect eligibility or benefit level; or
b. Require
residents who apply on their own behalf to report changes in circumstances
which may affect eligibility or benefit level.
5. Resident
leaving resident program - Require the resident program to comply with the following procedures when a
SNAP participant leaves the resident program:
a. Provide the resident with the full benefit allotment when it was issued and none redeemed;
b. Provide the resident with one half of the SNAP allotment when s/he is leaving the resident program prior to the 16th and some benefits have been spent;
c. Provide the resident with any remaining unspent benefits when s/he is leaving the resident program after the 16th.
d. Provide the resident with the resident's JP Morgan card.
e. Cease to act
as an authorized representative.
6. Misrepresentation Fraud - Understand, in cases where there is an authorized representative, the resident program has responsibility for any misrepresentation of facts.
Certified drug
or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation programs in Wyoming
Casper Reentry Center.
10081 Landmark Lane
Casper, WY 82604
Fremont County Alcohol Crisis
Center
223 W Adams
Riverton, WY 82501
Central Wyoming Counseling Center
1430 Wilkins Circle
Casper, WY 82601
McKinley House
309 N McKinley
Casper, WY 82601
Central Wyoming Counseling Center
New Directions. 1514 East 12th Street, Suite 101 Casper, WY 82601
Peak Wellness Center
P.O. Box 1005 2526 Seymour Avenue
Cheyenne, W 82003
Central WY Counseling Center
New Horizons 837 East C. Street
Casper, WY 82601
Sho-Rap Lodge White Buffalo
Healing Journey Center (W.B.H.J.C.) P.O. Box 829 10457 HWY 789
Worland, WY 82514
Central Wyoming Counseling Center
Reflections
1514 East 12th Street, Cottage D
Casper, WY 82601
Cedar Mountain Center (West Park Hospital)
Southwest Counseling
707 Sheridan Avenue
Service House
Cody, WY 82414
Rock Springs, WY 82901
Choices Alcohol, Drug and Behavior
Help Center
75 Yellow Creek Road, Suite 301
Evanston, WY 82930
Wyomng Recovery
231 S Wilson
Casper, WY 82601
Community Education Centers
10081 Landmark Lane
Casper, WY 82604
Realize
the following foods or food products may be purchased with SNAP:
A. Any food or
food product intended for human consumption except alcoholic beverages,
tobacco, hot foods and hot food products prepared for immediate consumption;
B. Seeds and
plants to grow food for the personal consumption by eligible assistance
units;
C. Meals prepared
and delivered by an authorized meal delivery service to assistance units
eligible to use benefits for delivered meals or meals served by an authorized
communal dining facility for the elderly, SSI households or both;
D. Meals prepared
and served by a group living arrangement facility;
E. Meals
prepared and served by a shelter for battered women and children to eligible
residents if authorized by Food and Nutrition Services;
F. In the case
of homeless individuals, meals prepared and served by an authorized public
or private nonprofit establishment such as a soup kitchen or temporary
shelter. (This establishment must be approved by DFS-SO and authorized
by the Food and Nutrition Services before accepting SNAP benefits for
meals);
G. Meals prepared
and served by a state certified drug addict or alcoholic treatment center to
eligible assistance units.
