Applying for food benefits after losing my job - first time posting

I lost my job as a welding apprentice and my household is applying for SNAP for the first time. It has been weighing on me all week. There are 13 people in my household. What did you submit and how long did approval take?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.