Evaluation of the USDA Elderly Nutrition Demonstrations: Volume II, Demonstration Summaries
By Renée Nogales, Scott Cody, and James Ohls. ERS project representative: Elizabeth Dagata
Contractor and Cooperator Report No. (CCR9-2) 119 pp,
July 2005
Historically, low-income seniors ages 60 and older who qualify for Food Stamp Program (FSP) benefits participate at low rates because they feel it is not worth the effort to apply. To identify effective strategies for raising participation among this population, USDA designed three models, each using different techniques to reduce the barriers that seniors face in FSP participation. The techniques involve reducing the time and effort of applying for benefits, aiding seniors in navigating the application process, and giving seniors the option of receiving commodity packages instead of getting benefits through electronic benefits transfer cards. The models were tested as county demonstrations in six States between 2002 and 2004. This report presents the findings of the in-depth process analysis component of an evaluation of the demonstrations. Each of the demonstrations was examined individually for overall design and implementation.
Keywords: Food Stamp Program, FSP, food assistance programs Elderly Nutrition Demonstration, elderly food stamp recipients, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, FANRP, ERS, USDA
In this report ... Chapters are
in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
- Abstract and Contents, 153 kb
- Chapter I: Introduction, 132 kb
- Chapter II: Florida's Simplified Eligibility Program, 226 kb
- Chapter III: Arizona's Food Assistance and Nutrition for Seniors (FANS), 193 kb
- Chapter IV: Maine's Food Assistance Connecting Eligible Seniors (FACES), 166 kb
- Chapter V: Michigan's Coordinated Access to Food for The Elderly (MICAFE), 189 kb
- Chapter VI: Connecticut's "The Food Connection", 192 kb
- Chapter VII: North Carolina's Commodity Alternative Benefit Program, 155 kb
- References, 75 kb
- Entire Document, 734 kb
For more information on the Elderly Nutrition Demonstration, see the following reports:
- Evaluation of the USDA Elderly Nutrition Demonstrations: Volume I, Evaluation Findings
- The Food Stamp Program's Elderly Nutrition Pilot Demonstration: Initial Evaluation Design
- The Food Stamp Program's Elderly Nutrition Pilot Demonstration: Final Evaluation Design
- Food Stamp Program—Elderly Nutrition Demonstrations: Interim Report on Elderly Participation Patterns
Updated date: July 27, 2005
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