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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Promising Practices - Nevada

Nevada – The State has long used a multi-program assistance application so clients could apply for any or all of the programs offered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, but this 17-page application has deterred many clients from applying for Food Stamp Program benefits. Through a two-year Food Stamp Program Outreach grant project funded in FY 2005, the Food Bank of Northern Nevada worked with the State to create an outreach application to be used by those who only want to apply for food stamps. The special 5-page application is much easier to complete and takes only 10 to 15 minutes. Elderly and single clients especially have been more willing to follow through the process with the shortened application. For more information, contact: Nikki Firpo, Outreach Coordinator, Food Bank of Northern Nevada, 994 Packer Way, Sparks, NV 89431, 775-331-3663, foodstamps@fbnn.org.
 

Last modified: 04/30/2009