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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Outreach

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As of Oct. 1, 2008, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program. The new name reflects the changes we’ve made to meet the needs of our clients, including a focus on nutrition and an increase in benefit amounts.  SNAP is the federal name for the program. State programs may have different names.

SNAP helps low-income people buy the food,  such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains, they need for good health. Through its outreach efforts, FNS works with State and local agencies, advocates, employers, community and faith-based organizations, and others to reach out to eligible low-income people who are not currently participating in SNAP and share information about the nutrition benefits of SNAP to help them make an information participation decision.

Bullet Application and Local Office Locators
Bullet Outreach Materials for Order or Download
  -- SNAP Prescreening Tool   (stand-alone version)
-- Materials in Multiple Languages
-- Ideas for SNAP Outreach
-- Additional Outreach Materials
 
Bullet Outreach Toolkits
Bullet Business Case for Increasing SNAP Participation
Bullet Outreach Grants
  -- 2008 Grant Recipients
 
Bullet State Outreach Plan Guidance and Policy
Bullet Outreach Coalition

-- 2008 Hunger Champions Awardees
-- Oct. 23 FSOC Webinar: "Farm Bill Changes Affecting Outreach"
-- Dec. 8, 2008 Webinar:  "Feeding Challenges"
 
Bullet National Media Campaign
  -- 2008 Radio Advertising Locations
-- Radio Announcement Audio Files and Scripts
-- TV and In-Store Public Service Announcements
-- 2006 Television Advertising
 
Bullet Outreach Resource Collection
  -- Promising Practices
 
Bullet FNS Outreach Contacts


Last modified: 01/15/2009