Promising Practices - Arkansas

Arkansas – Southern Good Faith Fund (SGFF) developed a “Senior Discount Card” which they distributed to local businesses in an effort to reach older adult patrons with information about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The card, the size of a business card, contains information about SNAP as well as SGFF contact information on one side. The flip side was attached or laminated to the back of senior discount cards that local merchants distribute. For the merchants that use “one time only” coupons, the card was stapled to the coupon so the older patron could receive SNAP information and still be able to redeem the coupon. SGFF was awarded a SNAP Outreach Grant in FY 2006, For more information, contact Angela Duran, President, Southern Good Faith Fund, 2304 West 29th Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603, 870-535-6233, ext. 40.

Arkansas – Department of Human Services currently operates under a semi-annual reporting waiver. Requirements for reporting changes every six months instead of monthly, makes the Food Stamp Program certification process more client-friendly and reduces the heavy caseload burden on certification workers. For more information, contact: Anne Snell, FNS Southwest Regional office, snell.a@fns.usda.gov, 214-290-9900.

Last modified: 04/30/2009