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This report provides details on how each of the 45 states measures performance modernization initiatives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and describes the performance standards in use.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to more than 47 million low … Agriculture shows that SNAP participation is associated with improved food security. The study is the largest and most rigorous … one to date examining the effect of SNAP on food security. …
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This report presents participation rate estimates that measure the effectiveness of SNAP from 2005 to 2007 and … estimates participation rates for the “working poorâ€â€”those eligible for SNAP who live in households in which someone earned …
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From 2000 to 2008, the average number of Food Stamp Program (FSP) participants rose by 65 percent because of increases in eligibility and participation. These changes occurred during a period that included declining national unemployment—the same period during which states were being...
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This report provides information on the participation patterns of infants and children who were enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) from 2001 through 2003. Several aspects of participation were examined including at what age and under...
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This article estimates the effect of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on children’s food security … using data from the largest national survey of food security of SNAP participants to date. The study found children in … households that had participated in SNAP for 6 months experienced improvements in food security. On the basis of these findings …
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutrient-dense foods, nutrition education, and referral to health care services for low-income pregnant women, postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk. This study...
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This report provides information on the demographic and economic characteristics of SNAP households in fiscal year 2009 …
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