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Food Assistance Program Outreach During the Recession (2012)
December 19, 2012 | Rural People and Communities
This research assessed four major food assistance programs for their impact during the recession of December 2007 to June 2009. The programs are the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and the State Food Purchase Program (SFPP). Overall, the research found that SNAP responded quickly, within the framework of its eligibility structure;
TEFAP delivered extra food during the 18 months of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; WIC increased somewhat in 2010 but declined in 2011; and SFPP continued to provide a baseline for the state’s food pantry system.
Tags: hunger asistance , snap , wic , tefap , recession
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