New, easy tool to check SNAP eligibility could help Alaska’s economy

Texting ‘food’ to 907-312-2300 lets you find out your SNAP eligibility in minutes.
Applying for food stamps, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, requires a 28-page application. But thanks to a new tool, finding out if you’re likely to be eligible takes only 10 text messages.
About 126,000 Alaskans are eligible to receive food stamps. But 27 percent of them — that’s 34,000 people — don’t because they haven’t applied. Anchorage resident