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Making SNAP Incentives a Snap (on the EBT Card)

Around the country, many local governments and organizations (including SPUR) run healthy food incentive programs to increase low-income families' purchasing power for fruits and vegetables. These bonus dollars are often…

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Research

Illinois Farmers Markets Using EBT: Impacts on SNAP Redemption and Market Sales

ABSTRACT: The number of people in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is currently at an all-time high. The switch from food stamp coupons to…

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Quick Tips

EBT Point of Sale Device Category Overview

This document will help you familiarize yourself with the categories of devices available and help you start your search. This list is not exhaustive, nor is it a recommendation –…

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How-to

EBT Technology: Market Discovery Process

Your process in choosing a Third Party Processor (TPP, or sometimes referred to as a “Merchant Service Provider”) and device (whether it’s a tablet or a payment terminal) to process…

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7 Common EBT Mistakes

Is your EBT technology giving you trouble? Katie at Farmers Market Coalition is here to help. Check out the 7 common mistakes farm direct sites might be making when it comes to EBT equipment and how…

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Example

Token & Special Programs Policies

Market Umbrella's overview of tokens and special programs page gives a thorough look at how one organization integrates and operationalizes multiple food assistance and other currencies into their market.

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Report

Technology for the Delivery of Farmers Market Incentive Programs: Market Research on the Behalf of The Ecology Center

Code for America created this market research report for Ecology Center to consider the digital alternatives to physical script (i.e. tokens or vouchers) that could decrease administrative costs and improve…

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How-to

Online SNAP Basics

Online SNAP basics. Much geared towards grocers but general process is the same for FD outlets Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NNcRp59psRdIbugnFiqD5teOQrToa78Z/view?usp=sharing FAQ: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FiI_PfGJ2E6AoW-iVZuq14_Mk2ACfCSN/view?usp=sharing

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Farmers Market Legal Toolkit: Implement SNAP/EBT- Equipment & Payment

The Farmers Market Legal Toolkit is an extensive online resource form the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, which is an initiative of the Vermont Law School. Their section about…

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Research

Dissemination of Technology to Evaluate Healthy Food Incentive Programs

Research article by Darcy Freedman, et al in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. "Federal policy supports increased implementation of monetary incentive interventions for chronic disease prevention among low-income populations.…

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