Stauffers of Kissel Hill Fresh Foods stores have officially begun accepting Supplement Nutritional Assistant Program (SNAP) online payments from their customers to use on their online grocery store.

Stauffers of Kissel Hill's ecommerce platform, Rosie, enables the store to accept SNAP online payments from households that rely on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) benefits. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently expanded the SNAP program to online platforms.

SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program, provides food purchasing assistance for families living in the U.S. SNAP is a federal program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under the FNS, though benefits are distributed by each U.S. state's Division of Social Services or Children and Family Services.

Over 40 million Americans estimated to have participated in SNAP annually in the 21st century. More than two-thirds of SNAP participants are families with children, while a third are households with senior citizens or people with disabilities.