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Topic: Food stamps

	Food Stamps - Wex
		The Federal Food Stamp Act of 1964 (PDF) (http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/rules/Legislation/pdfs/act2.pdf) is the most significant food plan in the United States.
		Food stamps cannot be used to purchase nonfood items such as pet food, vitamins, and medicine.
		The Food Stamp program is not the only government aided food program, but it is the most significant.
	www.law.cornell.edu /topics/food_stamps.html (424 words)

	ERS/USDA Briefing Room - Food Stamp Program
		Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE)—The primary goal of Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) is to improve the ability of food stamp participants to make healthy food choices and choose active lifestyles consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid.
		The agency's food stamp research includes a useful report series on the characteristics of food stamp participants and another on trends in the FSP participation rate relative to the eligible population.
		The food assistance and nutrition program image gallery includes charts and data for the number of food stamp participants, the average monthly benefit per person, the distribution of participants by age, and other characteristics of food stamp households.
	www.ers.usda.gov /Briefing/FoodStamps (1372 words)

	Lawline Online presented by the Knoxville Bar Association
		First, you may be eligible by yourself to receive food stamps, or you may be eligible with your whole family or with a group of people who live and buy food together.
		An individual or a group applying for food stamps can't have more than a total of $2,000.00 worth of resources, that is cash savings, bank accounts, land you do not live on, or a second car.
		If you live with one or more people who are applying for food stamps with you, and one of you is 60 or older, all of you can have up to $3,000.00 in total resources and still be eligible.
	www.knoxbar.org /Law_Line/T14_2305.html (837 words)

	Food Stamps (10.551)
		Food stamp benefits may be used in participating retail stores to buy food for home consumption and garden seeds and plants to produce food for personal consumption.
		Food stamp benefits may be used by certain elderly and handicapped persons, and their spouses, who cannot prepare their own meals to have meals delivered to them in their homes by authorized meal delivery services.
		The Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended (Public Law 95-113), requires each State agency to submit to the Food and Nutrition Service for approval, a plan of operation specifying the manner in which the Food Stamp Program will be conducted in every political subdivision within the State.
	www.federalgrantswire.com /food_stamps.html (835 words)

	U.S. Food Policy: Food stamps and obesity
		Food stamp participants are less likely to perceive themselves as overweight.
		The report's authors are surely right to avoid jumping to conclusions from one study, but at the very least this pattern raises the rank of comparatively burdensome policy options: heavier emphasis on nutrition education, for example, or targeted "green stamps" for fruits and vegetables, at least as part of the benefit package.
		Economist Diane Gibson published an interesting article about the positive association between food stamp participation and risk of obesity a couple years ago.
	usfoodpolicy.blogspot.com /2005/01/food-stamps-and-obesity.html (330 words)

	FRAC - Governor's Guide to the Food Stamp Program, 2003
		Food stamps provide valuable income and nutrition support for low-income families, but according to the most recent available data (from 2000), only 59 percent of eligible people receive them.
		Food stamp benefits are frozen during that period, and households only have to report if their income goes over the eligibility limit.
		The food stamp eligibility rules for immigrants have changed repeatedly, leading to widespread confusion in a population that often is already isolated from traditional sources of information.
	www.frac.org /html/news/021303govGuide.htm (2580 words)

	Food Stamps - Virginia Department of Social Services
		After you receive food stamps for three months, you may be able to receive three additional months if you complete certain work related requirements.
		Anyone intentionally breaking any of these rules could be barred from receiving food stamps for 12 months (1st violation); barred for 24 months (2nd violation); barred permanently (3rd violation); subject to $250,000 fine, imprisoned up to 20 years, or both; suspended for an additional 18 months and further prosecuted under other federal and state laws.
		Anyone convicted of trading food stamps for a controlled substance could be barred from receiving food stamps for 24 months (1st violation) and barred permanently (2nd violation).
	www.dss.state.va.us /benefit/foodstamp.html (1252 words)

	Oregon DHS: Food Stamp Program
		In Oregon, Food Stamp benefits are distributed through the state's Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system, which allows recipients to obtain their benefits by using an "Oregon Trail Card" at the grocery store card-scanning devices.
		Please use our Food Stamp benefit calculator to get an idea about the amount of food stamp benefits you may be eligible to receive.
		Food is acquired by private donations and the programs are coordinated through regional coordinating agencies.
	egov.oregon.gov /DHS/assistance/foodstamps/foodstamps.shtml (456 words)

	Food Stamp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		An individual household’s food stamp allotment is equal to the maximum allotment for that household’s size, less 30 percent of the household’s net income.
		The Food Stamp Act of 1977 made significant changes in program regulations, tightening eligibility requirements and administration, and removing the requirement that food stamps be purchased by participants.
		Because the Food Stamp Program was designed as a nutrition assistance program, however, many people involved with the program were concerned that cash-out would not ensure that food stamp benefits will be used to buy food.
	oahu-ces.hawaii.edu /food_stamps/progfacts.htm (1577 words)

	West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families - Family Assistance - Food Stamp Program
		The Food Stamp Program (FSP) is administered by the WV DHHR and governed by federal law and regulations of the US Department of Agriculture, Food Nutrition Services.
		The amount of Food Stamp benefits issued to eligible persons is based on household size and countable income, after all deductions are applied.
		Food Stamp benefits may only be used to purchase food for human consumption and seeds/plants to grow food at home.
	www.wvdhhr.org /bcf/family_assistance/fs.asp (380 words)

	Florida Department of Children & Families (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A food stamp household is normally a group of people who live together and buy food and prepare meals together.
		If your household passes the Food Stamp Program's eligibility rules, the amount of food stamp benefits you get will depend on the number of people in your household and how much monthly income is left after certain expenses are deducted.
		Food stamp benefits can only be used for food and for plants and seeds to grow food for your household to eat.
	www.dcf.state.fl.us /ess/foodstamps.shtml (552 words)

	Food Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The food stamp program is now permanent for immigrants regardless of when they entered the U.S. However, if your sponsor signed a new affidavit of support (INS form I-864), you may have trouble qualifying for this program, because of the "deeming" rules.
		The food stamps office only has to report you to the INS if it has proof (such as a final order of deportation) that you are in the country unlawfully.
		A fair hearing is a meeting with people from the food stamp office who have not been involved with the decision against you.
	www.nilc.org /ciwc/ciwc_ce/Food_Stamps.htm (1171 words)

	Food Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		To be eligible, all food stamp household members must have a social security number or proof of having applied for one.
		The Food Stamp Program does not count scholarships, grants and loans, used for tuition and fees, reimbursements, heating assistance, earnings of children age 18 and younger who are in school, and most loans.
		Information regarding the availability of food stamps, the eligibility criteria and application process is delivered by agencies under contract with DHS to potentially eligible individuals and families through presentations, media announcements and distribution of brochures and flyers.
	www.state.tn.us /humanserv/foodstamps.htm (1405 words)

	NLSA - Food Stamp Calculator for Households Without an Elderly or Disabled Member (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		You may be eligible for food stamps if everyone in your household is receiving cash assistance or SSI, or if your household income is low.
		If you calculated a food stamp allotment which is different from the amount you are currently receiving, you may want to contact your welfare caseworker.
		If the food stamp allotment is $0 or less, your household is probably not eligible for any food stamps.
	www.nlsa.us /public/benefits/pb9_fs_calc_nonelderly.htm (531 words)

	Oregon DHS: Food Stamp Program
		Contrary to popular belief, food stamps are not meant to meet all of the food needs of a household or an individual, but to supplement their nutritional needs.
		In Oregon, Food Stamp benefits are distributed through the state’s Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system, which allows recipients to obtain their benefits by using an “Oregon Trail Card” at the grocery store card-scanning devices.
		To find out if you are eligible for food stamps, please use our Food Stamp Benefit Calculator to get an idea about the amount of food stamp benefits you may be eligible for.
	www.oregon.gov /DHS/assistance/foodstamps/foodstamps.shtml (990 words)

	Louisiana Department of Social Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Food Stamp Program is available to all eligible households regardless of race, sex, religious creed, national origin, or political beliefs.
		This is because food stamp households are expected to spend about 30 percent of their resources on food.
		Receive your food stamp benefits(or be notified that you are not eligible for the program) within 30 days after you turn in your application.
	www.dss.state.la.us /departments/ofs/FAQ_-_Food_Stamp_Program_.html (829 words)

	Coordinating Medicaid and Food Stamps, 9/14/01
		Until recently, federal rules gave states relatively little flexibility to simplify and streamline the food stamp requirements that apply to working families, making it difficult, and even of questionable value, for states to coordinate and align their Medicaid and food stamp procedures.
		In Illinois, families with children are generally certified for 12 months in the food stamp program and must submit a short report regarding their financial circumstances every three months.
		This paper focuses primarily on the relationship between food stamps and the family-based and children's Medicaid coverage categories.
	www.cbpp.org /9-14-01fs.htm (974 words)

	FRAC - Food Stamp Program
		One of the strengths of the Food Stamp Program is its ability to respond to local, state, and national economic changes and emergencies.
		Of all food stamp households in FY 2003 (the year for which the most recent detailed USDA data are available), 55 percent contain children; households with children receive 79.3 percent of all food stamp benefits.
		Approximately 88 percent of food stamp households have gross incomes below the poverty line ($[18,100] for a family of four in 2002).
	www.frac.org /html/federal_food_programs/programs/fsp.html (573 words)

	Food Stamps
		It’s not necessary to be receiving other public assistance in order to be eligible, but people don't receive food stamps automatically — they must apply and be found eligible.
		This video commemorates the 30th anniversary of the of the reforms achieved by the Food Stamp Act of 1977 by telling the story of how food stamps dramatically reduced the extent of severe hunger in our country, how they continue to help Americans in need, and how this essential program can achieve still more.
		Food stamp benefits can only be used to buy food.
	www.hhs.state.ne.us /fia/fstamps.htm (319 words)

	Food Stamp Benefits
		Food stamp benefits are used to buy food and help low-income households obtain more nutritious diets by increasing the food purchasing power for all eligible participants.
		Food stamp benefits may not be used to pay off a bill for food purchased on credit or to pay in advance for the receipt of foods except for purchase from a non-profit cooperative food-purchasing venture.
		Anyone having questions about the Food Stamp Program may call the Welfare Helpline toll-free at 1-800-692-7462 (1-800-451-5886 TDD number for individuals with hearing impairments) or their local county assistance office.
	www.dpw.state.pa.us /LowInc/FoodStamps/003670291.htm (867 words)

	Getting food stamps. It's your right.
		Food stamps began in the United States in the late 1930's to help people buy and eat nutritious food, be stronger, and make up a more productive society.
		That means that as long as you meet the rules for food stamps, you have a legal right to get them.
		The Food Stamp Program uses words that have special meanings that may be new to you, like "household".
	www.gettingfoodstamps.org /index2.htm (188 words)

	Alameda Social Services :. Food Stamps
		Food Stamps are America's primary form of nutrition assistance.
		To alleviate the stigma associated with coupons, Food Stamps benefits are now provided via an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, which works just like a normal debit card.
		Households can use Food Stamps to buy any food or food product for human consumption as well as seeds and plants for use in home gardens to produce food.
	www.alamedasocialservices.org /public/services/financial_assistance/food_stamps.cfm (291 words)

	Food Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Food Stamp Program is designed to promote better nutrition for low-income families by increasing their food purchasing power.
		Food Stamp allotments vary according to the number of eligible household members, income, resources, deductions and other eligibility factors.
		Each time the card is used the amount of the purchase is automatically deducted from the food stamp benefits balance.
	www.stanlydss.com /food_stamps.htm (498 words)

	Food Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		he Food Stamp program is both a nutrition program and an income support program.
		It is designed to reduce hunger and improve health by meeting the nutritional needs of low-income citizens and their families.
		Food Stamps can be used like money at authorized stores, and low-income households can buy the food they need for a nutritionally adequate diet.
	hiicap.state.ny.us /facts/food_stamps.htm (183 words)

	FSSA - Families (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Indiana's Food Stamp Program is designed to raise the nutritional level of low income households by supplementing their available food purchasing dollars with food stamp coupons.
		To apply for the Food Stamp Program, contact your local office of the Division of Family Resources in your county of residence.
		Food stamps can only be used for food and for plants and seed to grow food to eat.
	www.in.gov /fssa/families/stamps (993 words)

	http://www.reinvestinginamerica.org
		Food Stamps are an entitlement program delivered through monthly coupons that allow people to purchase food in supermarkets and other stores. The paper is now being replaced by EBT—an electronic benefit transfer system with a benefit card replacing the coupons for most people in 44 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
		Food stamps are a federal entitlement program. As long as people are eligible, they can receive benefits.
		However, a person who is between 18 and 50 and without children can only receive food stamps for three months. After 36 months, the person can become eligible again for another three months. If the person lives in an area of high unemployment, the three-month limitation may be waived by the state.
	www.reinvestinginamerica.org /faqs/ria_022.asp (639 words)

	The New York Times > Washington > Electronic Cards Replace Coupons for Food Stamps
		Food stamp recipients generally like debit cards because they avoid the stigma that can be associated with the use of paper coupons.
		A food stamp recipient can draw on the account in the checkout line of a grocery store, by sliding a plastic card through the same device used by other customers paying with commercial debit or credit cards.
		The number of people in the national food stamp program has shot up by 6.5 million, or 38 percent, in the last three years and by 2.8 million, or 13 percent, just in the last year, to 23.8 million in March 2004.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/06/23/politics/23FOOD.final.html?ex=1403323200&en=0245f8214ea9d25d&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (809 words)

	Food Stamp Benefits: About Food Stamps
		he amount of food stamps you can get is based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Thrifty Food Plan, which is an estimate of how much it costs to buy food to prepare nutritious, low-cost meals for your household.
		If your household passes the program's eligibility tests, the amount of food stamps you get will depend on the number of people in your household and on how much monthly income is left after certain expenses (deductions) are subtracted.
		or most households, food stamps are only part of their food budgets; they must spend some of their own cash along with their food stamps in order to buy enough food for a month.
	www.dhr.state.md.us /stamp/about.htm (241 words)

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