Adopt A Food Stamp Office Update Arizona Nutrition

Adopt A Food Stamp Office Update Arizona Nutrition Network August 25, 2008 Dolores H. Sawka, R. D.

Adopt a Food Stamp Office Update • • Review of Current Data What is your Option in Adoption Exploring Adoption – What Works Sharing Partner Experiences

Review Current Statistics February – March 2008 Arizona is in the Top 5 in U. S. (1) Participant increase over 1 month: • Idaho – 98, 613 to 101, 402 • Oregon – 454, 752 to 465, 035 • Arizona – 606, 563 to 618, 447 • Utah – 130, 942 to 133, 336 • Colorado – 248, 662 to 252, 898 Increase of 1. 5 mil overall from last year.

Review of Local DES Offices • Local DES Offices: – 82 located throughout Arizona • Adopted Offices: – 41 offices in 32 cities • Children’s Nutrition Education and Play Centers: – 6 Play Centers in 6 cities – adopted – 1 Play Center without a LIA Partner • Nogales, Arizona – On Hold for 2008

What is Your 0 ption in Adoption • Partners that have adopted a DES Office? • Visiting your adopted offices is an allowable costs • Choose once a month or multiple visits – Activities? • A matter of Protocol

Exploring What Works Adopt a Food Stamp Office Protocol AZ State DES Office AZNN Local DES Office LIA Partner

Exploring What Works • Who’s keeping track? – Updated Guidebook(2)

Sharing Partner Experiences • Yuma County Public Health Services District • Civitan Foundation, Inc.

Conclusion • We have looked at the current Stats – Need is growing • There are DES offices to be Adopted • Ways to provide FSNE • How to tract progress • Sharing ideas

Reference (1) (2) Current News & Analyses, 7/14/2008. Food Stamp Program Participation Data. Website www. frac. org/html/news/fsp/2008. 03_FSP. htm Arizona Nutrition Network, 8/6/2008. Adopt A Food Stamp Office Guidebook.