SNAP (food stamp) Outreach
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps households by providing additional resources to buy food and also stimulates the local economy. Not all families who are eligible for SNAP know about the program, and those who do often face other challenges in trying to apply.
We work with local communities and statewide leaders to identify barriers to participation. Our SNAP Outreach Steering Committee works to improve the program at many levels, and our outreach coordinators travel across the state helping local partners to get the right information to families who need it.
SNAP Helps Oregonians
At the end of 2009, 1 in 6 Oregonians needed SNAP benefits to supplement their grocery budget. In December 2009, during tumultuous economic times, over 675,000 Oregonians received SNAP benefits. As a result, more than $85 million in federal funds were infused into the state economy, stimulating more than $144 million in local economic activity.
Apply for SNAP: See if you are eligible and learn how to apply.
Get Program Assistance: technical support for your community.
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Reports
Oct. 23
Food Program Use in Your County (2009)
Details on the use of federally funded nutrition programs among Oregon counties, and the level of untapped federal resources.
Dec. 29
Policy Recommendations to Improve SNAP (2009)
10 ways the SNAP program can be improved at the federal level.
Jul. 21
Real Food, Real Choice: connecting SNAP recipients with farmers' markets
A new report by the Community Food Security Coalition.
Dec. 29
SNAP Outreach to Seniors: Findings from 2008
In 2008, PHFO began a pilot SNAP outreach project to reach seniors in Washington County.
Oct. 22
SNAP Participation Report (2009)
How the federal stimulus has strengthened SNAP; How SNAP has benefitted rural Oregonians; What you can do to promote SNAP in your community.
Mar. 2
Video: About the Food Stamp Program (CBPP)
A video about the SNAP program (formerly food stamps) from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
