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Promising Practices - North Dakota
North Dakota – The Department of Social
Services developed an on-line eligibility self-screening tool for the
Food Stamp Program which has been available since 2000. Go to
www.state.nd.us/humanservices and then click on Financial
Help. From the listing of financial programs, click on Food Stamp
Program. This website provides information about the Food Stamp Program,
with a direct link to the Food Stamp Calculator. The website also
contains links to Food Stamp Program-related frequently asked questions,
publications, the application for assistance, and list of county social
service offices. There are also links to USDA Food, Nutrition and
Consumer Services, USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs, USDA Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and
Food USA. For more information, contact: Darlene A. Faber, Quality
Assurance Coordinator, Food Stamp Program, Department of Human Services,
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 325, Bismarck ND 58505, 701-328-1832,
sofabd@state.nd.us.
North Dakota - Since October 2004, the Department of Social
Services has been providing grassroots and community agencies state-wide
with Outreach packets containing an application for assistance, civil
rights brochures, Food Stamp Program brochure, 10 Steps to Help You Fill
Your Grocery Bag through the Food Stamp Program, and several posters
from the USDA Food Stamps Make America Stronger series. These posters
incorporate the name, address and phone number of the local county
social service office. Also included is a sheet describing Food Stamp
Program eligibility requirements including asset and income limits,
allowable deductions, a sample eligibility test, and a description of
how the benefit is calculated. This material is also coordinated with
USDA’s ‘white envelope’ titled Documents You Will Need for a Food Stamp
Application. For more information, contact: Darlene A. Faber, Quality
Assurance Coordinator, Food Stamp Program, Department of Human Services,
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 325, Bismarck ND 58505, 701-328-1832,
sofabd@state.nd.us.
Last modified:
04/30/2009
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