Public administrators have always been interested in identifying cost-effective strategies for managing their programs. As government agencies invest in data warehouses and business intelligence capabilities, it becomes feasible to employ analytic techniques used more-commonly in the private...

The Food Stamp Program provides assistance to millions of families each month. This report examines how long families tend to receive food stamps, and what circumstances lead them to enter and exit the program. About half the families that begin receiving benefits participate for eight months or...

Historically, low-income seniors age 60 and older who qualify for benefits in the Food Stamp Program (FSP) participate at extremely low rates. To identify effective strategies for increasing participation among this population, the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded the Elderly Nutrition...

In 2004, Florida’s Department of Children and Families modernized its approach to administering the food stamp, cash assistance, and Medicaid programs by replacing the caseworker model with ACCESS Florida, a technology-driven system emphasizing self-service. This report examines ACCESS Florida...

During the 1990s, the Food Stamp Program caseload experienced both substantial growth and decline. Between 1990 and 1994, it increased by more than 44 percent; after 1994, it declined through 2001 by 43 percent. Following this drop, the caseload grew again, by about 38 percent through January...

Available from the Food and Nutrition Service at (703) 305-2133.

Presentation for the Food Assistance Research Conference USDA, ERS.