The Bryan office of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is responsible for providing food assistance to low-income individuals and families in Brazos County. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is a federally funded program that provides monthly benefits to eligible households to purchase food.
SNAP is an important program that helps to reduce food insecurity and hunger in the United States. In Texas, SNAP benefits are distributed through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards that can be used to purchase food at authorized retailers. In Brazos County, there are over 100 authorized SNAP retailers, including grocery stores, convenience stores, and farmers markets.
