“We’re leaving money on the table and people aren’t getting the food they need”
https://www.marinij.com/2019/07/21/californias-struggle-to-get-food-stamps-to-the-hungry/
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"The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) is the primary source of nutrition assistance for many low-income families and individuals. SNAP enables low-income households to spend more on food than their limited budgets would otherwise allow and makes it easier to put enough food on the table. Households participating in SNAP include low-wage working families, low-income seniors, and people with disabilities living on fixed incomes; close to 70 percent of participants in an average month are in families with children, and more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities. SNAP forms a critical foundation for their health and well-being, lifting millions out of poverty and improving food security."
"roughly half of all households participating in SNAP, are still food insecure, meaning they lack consistent access to enough food to support an active, healthy life."
"...evidence suggests that raising SNAP benefits would improve food security and lessen the adverse effects that are linked to households running out of adequate food before the end of the month, and likely would also have health benefits."
"The Thrifty Food Plan is supposed to represent the actual amount of money needed to purchase a low-cost but nutritious diet. In reality, however, USDA’s periodic updates to the TFP since the 1970s all start by assuming that its cost is fixed at existing levels, adjusted for inflation. USDA then seeks to meet nutrient standards, food group recommendations, and other dietary requirements without deviating too far from low-income Americans’ current consumption patterns. By adhering to these required constraints, the TFP model generates unrealistic market baskets of food."
Maybe CA can glean some ideas from Klamath Farmer's Online Marketplace (KFOM) !! They accept EBT + SNAP. Their project is based in Oregon.
https://www.kfom.org/
There are many projects such as KFOM around the country as part of the 42 communities involved in the Blue Zone's Project : "Blue Zones Project® is helping transform communities across the U.S. into areas where the healthy choice is easy and people live longer with a higher quality of life."
Learn more @ http://www.healthyklamath.org/index.php?module=Tiles&controller...
The Alliance to End Hunger’s Hunger Free Communities (HFC) Network initiative supports broad-based, multi-sector coalitions that are committed to ending hunger in their communities. These coalitions range in scale from small towns and counties, to major metropolitan areas and states. Some are led by Members of Congress, Governors and Mayors, while others are entirely volunteer driven. At their core, these initiatives are formed around the belief that to end hunger at the local level a broad range of community stakeholders must unite behind a common vision and strategy.
http://alliancetoendhunger.org/what-we-do/hunger-free-communities/