Last week, Community Commons updated three highly-utilized indicators: Farmers’ Markets Accepting SNAP (USDA), SNAP-Authorized Retailers Access, Rate per 10,000 Population by Tract (USDA), and SNAP Authorized Retailers (USDA.
Barb LaClair is a consultant for local food policy councils in Kansas. She has years of experience working on hunger and food insecurity issues throughout the state. Many rural Kansans have a difficult time accessing healthy foods, often times relying […]
Government agencies play multiple roles in addressing poverty and improving opportunity. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) is one of many stabilizing programs.
USDA receives and makes available county-level SNAP data from roughly half of all states. In order to obtain and validate county-level data for the remaining states, each year a team of Census Bureau staff members collaborates with USDA and state government agencies.
March often signals warmer weather and a time when many home gardeners are thinking of what to plant. It’s also National Nutrition Month when many public health and food advocates take the SNAP challenge to raise awareness of food insecurity across the nation.
Efforts like Double Up show promising results meeting families’ food needs while supporting rural producers and stimulating economic opportunity.
When parents lose a job or when children have to frequently move or change schools or caregivers, the resulting instability can threaten healthy child development.
Many entitled to food assistance are mistakenly disconnected from the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) because of trouble navigating bureaucratic requirements.
Community Commons highlights winners of the RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize
Community Commons highlights winners of the RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize