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Ava Food & Family Center SNAP Retailer IL

The Ava Food & Family Center SNAP retailer accepts EBT cards located in IL. This store is authorized to accept Illinois food stamps by the United States Department of Agriculture. This EBT location is required to offer certain kinds of foods to be eligible as a SNAP retailer. To find out what foods are approved, Illinois EBT food list. Prior to shopping at this location, we highly recommend you contact them to verify they still accept Illinois EBT Cards, as their status can change from time to time. If you decide to shop at Ava Food & Family Center, you would first choose your groceries and go to the checkout lane. Depending on how this store works, you may need to separate your eligible food items from the non-eligible items.

You would then need to tell the clerk which benefits you want to use, either food stamps or cash. Then, swipe your Illinois EBT card through their point of sale terminal (debit machine), and then hand your card to the clerk. The next step requires you to enter your four digit pin number on the point of sale terminal, then press enter. The clerk will then enter the amount of your food stamp purchase, if the amount is correct, then press the OK or Yes button. You will get a copy of a printed receipt for the transaction, which shows the store name, address, amount of your purchase and your new food stamp balance. Make sure to save your receipts to keep track of your purchases with your SNAP benefits as well as being able to track your current Illinois EBT card balance, located at the bottom of your receipt.