Part 1: Stretching Your Budget to Pay for Healthy Food

2 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging Stretching Your Budget to Pay for Healthy Food

3 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP is a federally funded, means-tested entitlement program that provides certain low-income individuals and families with a monthly benefit that they can use to buy food. It is administered by the US Department of Agriculture, but has slightly different rules in every state. It used to be known as the Food Stamps program. What is SNAP?

4 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging Quick SNAP Facts $134 The median SNAP benefit for households with an elderly person in 2013 ($113 for all living alone) 15.3% of elderly SNAP households received the minimum benefit in 2013 ($16 per month in 2013, now $15) 9.3% Proportion of all SNAP households with at least one person age 60 or older 42% Older adults eligible for SNAP who are actually participating in the program 2013 SNAP QC Data

5 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging SNAP has an application process that includes 3 steps How to apply for SNAP

6 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging How to use SNAP benefits

7 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging SNAP complements other nutrition programs  Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program  Emergency Food Assistance Program  Commodity Supplemental Food Program  Home Delivered Meals For example, Meals on Wheels  Congregate Dining

8 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging  Provides coupons to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs  Use at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community programs that grow fruits and vegetables Call: Visit: farmers-market-nutrition-program- sfmnp farmers-market-nutrition-program- sfmnp Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

9 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging  Helps you get basic foods, such as fruits, vegetables, cheese, pasta, soups, and beans necessary for adequate nutrition at no costs  You can pick up food at a local agency or receive a free meal Call: Visit: The Emergency Food Assistance Program

10 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging  Monthly food package that you may take home  Designed to provide important nutrients that may be missing from your diet Call: Visit: default/files/pfs-csfp.pdf default/files/pfs-csfp.pdf Commodity Supplemental Food Program

11 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging Online resources  USDA Recipe Finder Create healthy menus from new foods  BenefitsCheckUp® Screen yourself for benefits programs to help pay for food, medicine, housing, utilities, and more

12 Improving the lives of 10 million older adults by 2020 © 2015 National Council on Aging  Facilitators name and contact information Name Phone number address  Join us for these classes to stay healthy! Name, date, time, location For more information