Food Assistance
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| Supportive Program Strengths and Gaps for New Hampshire Families In this brief, authors Sarah Boege and Jess Carson describe child and family program use and gaps among respondents to the 2022 New Hampshire Preschool Development Grant Family Needs Assessment Survey.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, New Hampshire | Child Care, Children, Education, Family, Food Assistance, New Hampshire, Poverty, Public Opinion, Safety Net |
| “BackPack” Food Programs Linked to Higher Test Scores for School Children In this brief, authors Michael Kurtz, Karen Conway, and Robert Mohr summarize their recently published article at the Economics of Education Review, which aimed to understand how BackPack Programs relate to academic success.
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Children, Education, Food Assistance, Low Income | |
| Half of New Hampshire Residents Buy Local Farm Food at Least a Few Times a Month, But Engagement Varies by County In this brief, Jess Carson, Analena Bruce, and Isaac Leslie describe data collected in the May 2021 Granite State Poll and find that while more than 80 percent of Granite Staters report buying local farm food at least a few times a month in the past year, there is… |
Center for Social Policy in Practice, New Hampshire | Food Assistance, New Hampshire |
| Affordability Challenges Drive Food Insufficiency in the Pandemic In this data snapshot, authors Jess Carson and Sarah Boege find that getting food is a problem for people experiencing food insufficiency during the pandemic, but affording food is the biggest challenge.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 | COVID-19, Food Assistance, Low Income, Poverty |
| Innovation in Food Access Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered income losses and rising demand for food-related support, while social distancing requirements have complicated access to usual nutrition support sites. In response, government agencies, private retailers, nonprofit organizations,… |
Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 | COVID-19, Food Assistance, Safety Net |
| The Poverty-Reducing Effects of the EITC and Other Safety Nets for Young Adult Parents In this brief, Jess Carson explores the poverty-reducing effects of key federal safety net programs among 18-24 year old (“young adult”) parents.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 | Child Care, Children, COVID-19, Family, Food Assistance, Low Income, Safety Net, Young Adults |
| Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility by New Hampshire State Legislative District This brief translates New Hampshire free and reduced-price lunch eligibility data from the school level to the state House of Representatives legislative district level so that legislators have another resource for understanding the distribution of low-income… |
Center for Social Policy in Practice, New Hampshire | Children, Food Assistance, Low Income, New Hampshire, Poverty, Safety Net |
| Mapping the Food Landscape in New Hampshire In this brief, Jess Carson explores the food landscape of New Hampshire, documenting where lower incomes and low population density might lead to food insecurity, and mapping the locations of various food sources.
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New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Food Assistance, Health, New Hampshire, Poverty |
| Data Snapshot: Both Rural and Urban SNAP Recipients Affected by Proposed Work Requirements With the expiration of the current Farm Bill on September 30, 2018, the House and Senate are working in conference committee to reconcile their versions of its replacement. A major difference between the two is the House’s inclusion of a more intensive work… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Food Assistance, Rural, Safety Net, Urban |
| Data Snapshot: SNAP Declines Continue in 2016, but Not for Rural Places In 2016, 12.4 percent of households reported Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) receipt, down 0.4 percentage point from 2015. Similar declines in suburbs and cities drove the national decrease, but the 14.8 percent of rural households… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Food Assistance, Rural, Safety Net, Urban |
