SNAP College Toolkit

College student SNAP eligibility guidelines were reinterpreted in Oregon in 2019, making many more students eligible. Nyem no kom paub meej txog cov tub ntxhais kawm ntawv qib siab SNAP kev tsim nyog.

Kev nkag siab txog SNAP cov tub ntxhais kawm kev tsim nyog tau txais txiaj ntsig yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kev ua kom cov tub ntxhais kawm tuaj yeem nkag mus rau qhov kev zov me nyuam. Nws ua rau koj muaj kev ntseeg siab tham txog SNAP nrog cov tub ntxhais kawm thiab tsim cov tswv yim nthuav tawm SNAP zoo.  

Txhawm rau pab koj thaum koj tham nrog cov tub ntxhais kawm txog SNAP, peb tau tsim daim ntawv teev npe sai. Tus menyuam kawm ntawv tuaj yeem txheeb xyuas txhua yam uas siv rau lawv thaum koj tshuaj xyuas ua ke, yog li tus menyuam kawm ntawv tuaj yeem nkag siab zoo dua yog tias lawv tuaj yeem tsim nyog rau SNAP. Tsuas yog Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) tuaj yeem txiav txim siab kev tsim nyog rau SNAP, yog li yog tias tus tub ntxhais kawm tsis paub meej, thov txhawb kom lawv thov. Saib daim ntawv qhia FAQ no ntawm College Student SNAP kev tsim nyog uas muab cov lus teb rau cov lus nug uas nquag nug.

Stigma yog ib qho laj thawj tseem ceeb uas ntau tus tub ntxhais kawm ntawv qib siab tsis nkag mus rau SNAP. Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas tag nrho koj cov lus thiab kev ua hauv tsev kawm ntawv ua haujlwm kom tawg!

Nyem no txhawm rau rub tawm cov ntsiab lus luv luv ntawm yuav ua li cas hais txog kev qias neeg hauv koj qhov kev xa xov SNAP.

Peb paub tias tham nrog cov tub ntxhais kawm txog SNAP thiab zaub mov tsis ruaj ntseg yuav nyuaj. Peb tau tsim qee qhov xwm txheej luv luv rau koj los xyaum, txhim kho koj txoj kev ntseeg siab, thiab ua kom yooj yim rau kev sib tham thaum cov tub ntxhais kawm nres los nrog koj tham. Nyem no mus download tau qhov short xyaum scenarios.

Kev nthuav qhia yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kev ua kom cov ntaub ntawv SNAP mus txog cov tub ntxhais kawm, yog li lawv paub tias qhov kev zov me nyuam yog dab tsi thiab yuav nkag mus li cas. Peb tau hais txog ntau qhov piv txwv ntawm cov tswv yim nthuav tawm uas tshwm sim hauv cov tsev kawm ntawv nyob ib puag ncig Oregon. Siv cov qauv no los txhawb cov tswv yim rau koj thiab koj pab neeg thaum koj npaj rau SNAP nthuav qhia hauv koj lub tsev kawm ntawv. 

Tsim kom muaj SNAP phiaj xwm nthuav tawm uas suav nrog cov tswv yim nthuav qhia luv luv thiab mus sij hawm ntev tuaj yeem pab koj ncav cuag cov tub ntxhais kawm tam sim ntawd thiab tseem muab qhov chaw rau kev sib koom tes loj dua hauv tsev kawm ntawv, uas yuav siv sij hawm ntev dua los siv. Cov tswv yim nthuav tawm SNAP no ua haujlwm zoo tshaj plaws thaum txuas nrog kev ncaj ncees zaub mov uas twb muaj lawm, STEP thiab lwm yam kev xav tau yooj yim uas twb muaj lawm hauv tsev kawm ntawv. Peb pom zoo kom tsim kom muaj kev sib koom tes, sib koom ua ke kev nthuav qhia uas koom nrog cov tub ntxhais kawm, kws qhia ntawv, kev tswj hwm thiab kev coj noj coj ua hauv nws txoj kev tsim thiab kev siv. Nws tseem tseem ceeb heev txhawm rau nruab nrab cov tub ntxhais kawm uas cuam tshuam tsis zoo los ntawm kev tshaib kev nqhis hauv koj txoj kev npaj thiab hauv koj qhov kev nthuav qhia.

Thov download thiab nyeem los ntawm cov piv txwv ntawm SNAP nthuav tawm cov tswv yim thiab cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm cov tsev kawm ntawv qib siab.

Thaum lub sij hawm koj qhov kev npaj tawm tswv yim, nws yuav pab tau kom siv cov txheej txheem matrix los txiav txim siab txog cov tswv yim twg los siv. Cov txheej txheem matrix no tsis yog txhais tau tias txwv tsis pub muaj peev xwm tab sis muab txoj hauv kev los txiav txim siab txog qhov ua tau zoo thiab ua kom muaj txiaj ntsig tshwj xeeb hauv koj txoj haujlwm. Download tau cov txheej txheem matrix.

Peb tau tsim cov ntaub ntawv nthuav qhia rau koj siv. Cov tub ntxhais kawm tau muab tswv yim ntawm cov ntaub ntawv no thiab pab tsim kev xa xov. Txhua yam ntaub ntawv muaj cov lus tseem ceeb SNAP lossis cov ntaub ntawv tsim nyog rau cov tub ntxhais kawm. Lawv txhua tus tuaj yeem rub tawm thiab luam tawm.

Ntau yam ntawm cov ntaub ntawv no muaj qhov chaw rau koj los qhia cov ntaub ntawv hais txog qhov twg tus tub ntxhais kawm tuaj yeem mus hauv koj lub tsev kawm ntawv kom paub ntau ntxiv txog SNAP. Hauv qhov chaw no koj tuaj yeem lo ib daim ntawv lo lossis sau cov ntaub ntawv. Peb tau siv cov ntawv sau los ntawm no rau cov ntaub ntawv cuam tshuam (cov ntawv txuas txuas haum zoo rau ntawm cov ntawv sau hauv qab).

Social media plan

• Cov duab muaj nyob rau hauv social media siv "Txhua tus menyuam kawm ntawv muaj cai kom tsis txhob tshaib plab"Thiab"Kev tshaib kev nqhis hauv tsev kawm ntawv qib siab tsis yog ib txoj hauv kev”message
• Kev xa xov rau cov tub ntxhais kawm hauv kev tshaj xov xwm yuav tsum yog qhov zoo, qhia thiab hais txog kev qias neeg.
• Txhawm rau kom muaj txiaj ntsig zoo hauv kev tshaj xov xwm, kev xa xov yuav tsum luv luv, punchy thiab zoo ib yam. Cov ntawv tshaj tawm yuav tsum suav nrog cov duab, txuas lossis video, vim tias cov no yuav tshwm sim ntau zaus thiab rau ntau tus neeg hauv kev tshaj xov xwm.
• Tag cov koom haum cuam tshuam hauv koj cov ntawv tshaj tawm. Koj tuaj yeem sau koj lub tsev kawm ntawv lossis lwm pab pawg hauv tsev kawm ntawv uas koj ua haujlwm nrog. Koj tuaj yeem tag peb! Peb yog @HungerFreeOregon hauv Facebook, @hungerfreeor ntawm Twitter, thiab @hunger_free_or ntawm Instagram.
• Yog tias koj ua haujlwm hauv Instagram lossis Twitter, koj yuav tsum suav nrog hashtags. Koj tuaj yeem tsim koj tus kheej lossis siv qee qhov ntawm peb cov hashtags: #SNAPisforyou thiab #SelfiesforSNAP. Rau selfie boards siv nrog kev tshaib kev nqhis hauv tsev kawm qib siab, nias ntawm no.
• Tshaj tawm tsis tu ncua. Yog tias koj xav tias ib lub lim tiam ntau dhau (lossis tsis ntau txaus), kho koj lub sijhawm tshaj tawm raws li, tab sis nco ntsoov tias nws zoo ib yam.

Email / tsab ntawv template

• Cov qauv no suav nrog cov ntaub ntawv yooj yim txog SNAP, kev tsim nyog rau cov tub ntxhais kawm ntawv qib siab thiab txuas mus rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv. Nws tuaj yeem siv rau SNAP nthuav tawm los ntawm email listservs lossis ua ib tsab ntawv uas tuaj yeem suav nrog hauv cov ntawv nyiaj pabcuam nyiaj txiag lossis lwm cov ntawv zoo sib xws.

Muab kev pab ua ntawv thov tsis tu ncua hauv cov chaw ntseeg siab hauv tsev kawm ntawv pab cov tub ntxhais kawm ua tiav cov txheej txheem thov tau yooj yim thiab mus rau DHS. Tshooj lus no muaj cov lus qhia txog kev pab, nrog rau PowerPoint, los cob qhia lwm tus hauv koj lub tsev kawm ntawv.

Daim Ntawv Thov Kev Pab Qhia  
Phau ntawv qhia no yog phau ntawv qhia ua ntu zus los pab tus tub kawm ntawv ua tiav daim ntawv thov SNAP. Phau ntawv qhia no qhia ntxaws ntxaws txog kev tsim nyog rau tub ntxhais kawm, qhov twg nkag mus rau DHS cov ntawv thiab daim ntawv thov online, yuav ua li cas pab tus tub ntxhais kawm sau daim ntawv thov online, yuav pab tus tub kawm ntawv xa daim ntawv thov li cas, & cov lus qhia kev pab tom qab.

• Nyem qhov no mus download tau daim ntawv qhia kev pab.
• Daim ntawv teev npe luv luv ntawm daim ntawv thov kev pab cuam. Daim ntawv txheeb xyuas no muab txoj hauv kev sai kom ntseeg tau tias tag nrho cov kauj ruam hauv daim ntawv thov ua tiav.
• Yog tias koj xav muab kev cob qhia txog kev thov kev pab ntawm koj lub tsev kawm ntawv, ntawm no yog PowerPoint siv uas nta txhua yam los ntawm cov lus qhia thiab cov ntaub ntawv muaj txiaj ntsig. Qhov kev cob qhia no feem ntau siv sijhawm li 3-4 teev nyob ntawm qhov loj ntawm pab pawg thiab lawv qib kev paub dhau los ntawm SNAP.

Tshawb xyuas daim ntawv thov SNAP online
Peb pom zoo kom mus dhau daim ntawv thov online raws li kev xyaum ua ntej koj pab tus tub ntxhais kawm. Koj tuaj yeem teeb tsa koj tus kheej tus account thiab sim cov lus nug, xyuas kom koj tsis txhob xa. Daim ntawv qhia kev pabcuam muab cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb kom paub txog daim ntawv thov online.

Tus kws lij choj!
Cov tub ntxhais kawm muaj cai tawm tswv yim rau lawv tus kheej thaum thiab tom qab DHS kev xam phaj. Yog tias tus menyuam kawm ntawv xav tias lawv tau raug tsis lees paub SNAP yuam kev, lawv tuaj yeem thov rov hais dua qhov kev txiav txim siab thiab thov lub rooj sib hais nrog DHS txog lawv rooj plaub.
Ua ib tus neeg sawv cev hauv tsev kawm ntawv, koj tuaj yeem tsim kev sib raug zoo nrog DHS lub chaw ua haujlwm nyob ze thiab pab cov tub ntxhais kawm taug kev. Koj tuaj yeem hu rau DHS tus neeg ua haujlwm kom lawv hu tus menyuam kawm ntawv rov qab los yog nug tus thawj tswj haujlwm lossis tus thawj coj saib xyuas tus menyuam cov ntaub ntawv yog tias koj xav tias muaj qee yam tsis raug (tus menyuam kawm ntawv tuaj yeem thov qhov no thiab).
Tus xov tooj hu rau pej xeem cov txiaj ntsig tuaj yeem pab tau, hu rau 1-800-520-5292 kom muaj lus qhia txog kev cai lij choj hais txog tsoomfwv cov txiaj ntsig lossis kev sawv cev rau lub rooj sib hais.

Kawm los ntawm Lwm Tus
Peb tuaj yeem txuas koj mus rau SNAP cov neeg cog lus tshaj tawm thiab cov neeg nyob hauv cov tsev kawm ntawv thoob Oregon yog tias koj xav kawm txog lawv tab tom ua dab tsi.

• koom nrog cov Hunger-Free Campuses listserv–an email listserv for those interested in being connected to updates and legislative opportunities to support student basic needs in Oregon-by contacting Chris Baker at [email tiv thaiv]
• Pathways to Opportunity coj Oregon cov tsev kawm qib siab hauv zej zog ua ke kom cov tub ntxhais kawm nkag mus rau tsoomfwv, xeev, thiab cov peev txheej hauv zos kom ntseeg tau tias cov tub ntxhais kawm ua tiav. Xav paub ntau ntxiv ntawm no.

Cov peev txheej ntxiv los txhawb koj qhov kev siv SNAP.

Culture of Caring
Tsis muaj ib txoj haujlwm lossis kev pib yuav xaus kev tshaib kev nqhis thiab tsis muaj tsev nyob rau cov tub ntxhais kawm. Kev nthuav qhia SNAP thiab daim ntawv thov kev pab yuav tsum tau ua ke nrog cov kev pab cuam thiab cov phiaj xwm xws li khoom noj khoom haus, nyiaj txiag xwm txheej ceev, hloov cov kab lis kev cai hauv tsev kawm ntawv mus rau "kev coj noj coj ua ntawm kev saib xyuas" thiab muaj cov neeg xav tau kev pab hauv tsev kawm ntawv.

Yog xav paub ntxiv txog kev tsim cov kab lis kev cai thoob plaws hauv tsev kawm ntawv ntawm kev saib xyuas, mus saib cov ntaub ntawv no los ntawm Hope Lab ntawm Tuam Tsev University: Amarillo Case Study on Culture of Caring.

Equity Lens

Xyuas kom tseeb tias SNAP nthuav qhia thiab daim ntawv thov kev pab ua haujlwm hauv koj lub tsev kawm ntawv yog tsom rau kev ncaj ncees. Tej zaum nws yuav pab tau siv Equity Lens rau kev nthuav qhia thiab daim ntawv thov kev pab npaj. Pab Pawg Equity Action (EAT) ntawm Hunger-Free Oregon tau tsim ntau lub ntsiab lus sib luag thiab peb xav kom koj siv lawv raws li koj npaj thiab ua raws li koj qhov kev nthuav qhia SNAP thiab cov tswv yim pab kev thov.

• Noj Equity Lens rau kev ua haujlwm nrog tib neeg
• EAT Equity Lens rau Kev Koom Tes Hauv Zej Zog
• EAT Equity Lens rau Kev Npaj Txheej Txheem

STEP (SNAP 50/50)
Cov tub ntxhais kawm uas tau txais SNAP thiab nrhiav lawv GED, kev txawj sib txuas lus Askiv (ESL), lossis txoj haujlwm tsom mus rau kev ua haujlwm kuj tuaj yeem tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm STEP program muaj nyob rau hauv txhua lub tsev kawm qib siab hauv Oregon. Txoj haujlwm STEP txhawb nqa cov tub ntxhais kawm thaum lawv nce qib hauv lawv txoj kev ua haujlwm, tsim kev txawj ntse, tau txais daim ntawv pov thawj hauv tsev kawm qib siab (cov ntawv pov thawj mus rau qib), thiab txav mus rau hauv txoj haujlwm ua haujlwm uas muaj kev lag luam txav mus los. STEP muab cov tub ntxhais kawm ib tus kheej kev taw qhia thiab kev cob qhia, yog li lawv tuaj yeem nrhiav thiab ua tiav txoj haujlwm hauv tsev kawm qib siab.

Raws li txhua lub tsev kawm ntawv qib siab muaj peev txheej, kuj tseem muaj nyiaj pab rau cov kev xav tau uas tsis tau txais txiaj ntsig - cov nyiaj tsis sib xws los them cov nqi kawm ntawv thiab cov nqi nyiaj txiag yuav tsis them, phau ntawv, cov cuab yeej, thiab kev thauj mus los. Qhov kev zov me nyuam yog xaiv tau nkaus xwb, thiab tsim los muab cov tub ntxhais kawm qhov lawv xav tau, thaum lawv xav tau. Yog xav paub ntxiv thiab nrhiav kev sib cuag zoo tshaj plaws rau txhua lub tsev kawm ntawv qib siab, nyem qhov no.

Cov Ntawv Nyeem
Cov ntaub ntawv nyeem ntxiv ntsig txog SNAP, cov txheej txheem zaub mov, kev ncaj ncees zaub mov thiab kev ncaj ncees. Cov no yog qhov zoo rau kev nkag siab koj txoj kev paub txog kev ua haujlwm thiab cov hauv paus hauv paus ntawm kev tshaib kev nqhis.