Clinton County Assistance Office
300 Bellefonte Avenue
Lock Haven, PA - 17745
570-748-2971

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Clinton County Assistance Office Details

This is a local County Assistance office where you can apply for SNAP food stamps, obtain help with child care, health coverage assistance, find help for LIHEAP, school meal assistance, etc.

You can also visit the online assistance for the State of Pennsylvania called COMPASS at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/.

COMPASS is the online application website for Pennsylvanians to apply for many health and human service programs.

In Pennsylvania, the following people may apply for SNAP

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  The head of the household
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  The spouse of the head of household
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  Any other responsible household member

A designated authorized representative

• Who can be a friend
• Relative
• Neighbor
• anyone else the applicant trusts to go food shopping and use their SNAP benefits

SNAP benefits are placed in an electronic account that only the recipient can use.

This system is called Electronic Benefits Transfer or EBT.

The ebt card in pennsylvania is called the ebt access card.

This card allows withdrawals for food purchases at grocery stores and supermarkets.

The store uses the EBT ACCESS card to electronically subtract purchases from the SNAP account, the same as people use credit cards in these stores.

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