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Double Up Food Bucks doubles SNAP benefits for fresh produce in Dallas, Lake Worth & Saginaw

Families dependent on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may be feeling the pinch since emergency allotments put in place during the pandemic ended on March 1. The end to emergency funding means a loss of $95 to more than $400 a month in SNAP grocery benefits offered during the pandemic. The move is expected to impact about 1.6 million Texas households, as Texas sees about a 35% drop in federal funding for SNAP benefits. Fortunately, Double Up Food Bucks can provide some relief to Tarrant County residents, making it easier to put fresh fruits and vegetables on the table.

Two Years Later, Double Up Food Bucks Continues to Give More Bang for Your Fresh Produce Buck.

Fresh fruits and vegetables can seem out of reach for local families trying to lower their grocery bills in difficult times. But it’s getting easier to put healthy produce on the table, as Blue Zones Project expands its Double Up Food Bucks efforts for anyone eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

It’s now even easier for some local shoppers to “SNAP” up fresh fruits and vegetables to feed their families. A successful Double Up Food Bucks program piloted at Elrod’s Cost Plus Supermarket in north Fort Worth in October has expanded to a second grocery store, Foodland Market, 1212 S. Ayers Ave., Fort Worth. Double Up Food Bucks enables Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to save on eligible fresh produce. Using a Lone Star Card, SNAP shoppers can receive 50% off, or up to $10 in savings per day, per customer. 

Have a Lone Star Card? If so, you can now save big on fresh fruits and vegetables at Elrod’s Cost Plus Supermarket, thanks to the new Double Up Food Bucks program. Area residents who are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can simply swipe their Lone Star Card at Elrod’s north Fort Worth location (1524 NW 25^th Street) and get 50% off SNAP-eligible fresh produce, up to $10 in savings per day, per customer.

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