2012 NCSFPA SNAP Survey. The Interaction Between CSFP and SNAP Benefits for Senior CSFP Box Recipients Nationwide

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1 2012 NCSFPA SNAP Survey The Interaction Between CSFP and SNAP Benefits for Senior CSFP Box Recipients Nationwide

2 Good Afternoon! Jennifer Wright Philabundance Government Relations and External Affairs AmeriCorps VISTA Philadelphia, PA (215) , ext Supervisor: George Matysik, NCSFPA VP

3 Survey Objectives 1. Study the interaction between CSFP and federal hunger relief programs Solicit honest consumer feedback about how CSFP works in conjunction with other federal hunger relief programs, and how to best advocate for our consumers interests 2. Develop a powerful advocacy tool Aggregate consumers voices to present to: - Government officials - Resources for grants - Anyone else looking to get involved with advocacy at the state/local/national level

4 DEADLINES Surveys will be released to State Agencies from NCSFPA during the first week of December Survey tools should be completed at the Local Agencies by the end of December 2012.

5 NCSFPA FSP Survey 2007 The 2012 NCSFPA SNAP Survey follows the 2007 NCSFPA FSP Survey conducted by Sheila Christopher (PA) and Barb Packett (NE). This survey demonstrated that: - Seniors were frequently denied large benefit amounts; a plurality received less than $20 per month - Some seniors were unable to use the FSP benefits they were granted because they were unable to access grocery stores; however, they were able to access the CSFP distribution site, or the CSFP boxes were delivered to their homes - Many seniors avoided applying for FSP benefits because of the amount of work required for limited payout - Brought forth economic and social concerns, e.g. lack of access, stigma

6 Respondents FSP Status (2007) % of Respondents 30% 34% Receiving SNAP Benefits Applied for SNAP Benefits, but Ineligible Never Applied for SNAP 36%

7 Respondents Receiving FSP Benefits (2007) Benefit Amounts Received 8% 5% 19% 43% < $20 < $50 < $100 < $150 > $151 25%

8 Respondents Not Receiving FSP Benefits (2007) Stated Reasons for Not Receiving Benefits 16% 9% 4% 42% Rejected Benefit Because Benefit < $10 Denied Benefits Paperwork Complicated No Transportation 29% Homebound (Receiving CSFP Box Delivered)

9 Differences in CSFP Since National CSFP Budget ($1,000,000) Individuals Served by CSFP 700, , , , , , , , ,

10 Differences in SNAP Since 2007 National SNAP Budget ($1,000,000) $80,000 $73,184 $70,000 $60,000 Individuals Receiving SNAP Benefits 50,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 40,000,000 35,000,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $33,326 30,000,000 25,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 26,000,000 8,676, Individuals Households $10,000 5,000,000 $

11 What We Hope to Demonstrate We hope to demonstrate that a network of federal programs is integral to the continued health and wellness of our seniors, and to prove that cutting any or all of these programs will hurt our seniors.

12 What We Need to Do We will be surveying 12% of the national caseload. - This will necessarily be a collaborative effort on the parts of all CSFP state and local agencies - Underrepresentation and overrepresentation of certain states will be an issue if all states do not submit surveys from 12% of their entire caseloads - The USDA has encouraged the repeat of NCSFPA s Senior SNAP Survey in order to better understand the needs of CSFP recipients over time

13 What We Need You to Do As state agency leaders, you are in a unique position to ensure that this survey is conducted by CSFP distribution sites in your region. - Encourage CSFP distributors to submit their results in full, and on time - Return results in as timely a manner as possible to NCSFPA - Impress upon local agencies the importance of this survey for helping both NCSFPA and USDA in assessing current CSFP recipients food security needs

14 Regions Regional Office (Location) Total Allotted Caseload, % Total* (Surveys Needed) States Region 1 (Northeast) 46613, 7% (5592) ME; NH; NY; VT Region 2 (Mid-Atlantic) 46553, 8% (5584) DE; DC; NJ; PA Region 3 (Southeast) 56331, 9% (6757) GA; KY; MS; NC; SC; TN Region 4 (Midwest) , 25% (17605) IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI Region 5 (Southwest) , 21% (14960) AR; LA; NM; OK; TX Region 6 (Mountain Plains) 71515, 12% (8578) CO; IA; KS; MO; MT; NE; ND; SD; UT Region 7 (Western) , 18% (12748) AL; AZ; CA; NV; OR; WA * Percentage values approximate

15 CSFP Programs by Region Allotted Caseload by Region (Total 598,684)* 18% 7.00% 8.00% Region 1 (Northeast), Participants Region 2 (Mid-Atlantic), Participants 12% 9.00% Region 3 (Southeast), Participants Region 4 ( Midwest), Participants 21% 25% Region 5 (Southwest), Participants Region 6 (Mountain Plains) Participants *Excludes Red Lake and Oglala Sioux CSFP Programs; total 696 CSFP box recipients Region 7 (Western), Participants

16 Regional Analyses We will be analyzing data both holistically and by region. Regional analyses will: - Examine how various geographic regions seniors differ in how they access and use federal benefits - Help to determine how seniors in more urban or more rural areas are able or unable to access benefits from federal programs Importantly, this means that all regions must contribute equally: - If certain states or regions do not provide sufficient data, both the whole report and the regional analyses will suffer. - If larger urban caseload agencies are betterrepresented by survey results, this will paint an inaccurate picture.

17 Report Format We will be generating two documents: 1. Larger executive document - As rigorous an analysis of our data as possible 2. Smaller brochure to distribute to legislators and constituents - Summarily and accessibly presents the first document in an aesthetically pleasing, easy-toread format - Full of statistics that can be communicated in various situations and environments

18 How this Survey Will Be Conducted Survey questions will be available in online and PDF formats on the NCSFPA Survey Monkey account. To the extent practicable, seniors should be permitted to complete the survey independently. - In the interest of ensuring that all local agencies would be able to administer this survey, both online and print formats will be available. - To ensure the maximum comfort of survey respondents, we are requesting that all local agencies provide an alternative to the online survey format, even when there is an online format available. - When possible seniors should be permitted to conduct the survey independently. However, to ensure a high rate of completed surveys, we are requesting that local agencies provide staff or a volunteer to assist seniors in taking the survey to ensure that they do not face language and/or technological barriers in answering the questions accurately.

19 What does the NCSFPA need from State CSFP Agencies? A list of your states local agencies with assigned caseload allocations and the local agencies contact information. This information will be utilized by NCSFPA to assess the percentage of surveys being received by each local agency.

20 How Data Will Be Analyzed CSFP Participants/Local Agency staff/volunteers will record the surveys in the electronic Survey Monkey account. -If a Local Agency is unable to access Survey Monkey due to a lack of internet capacity they may utilize paper surveys.

21 Entering Data from Paper Surveys If paper surveys can not be data entered at each local agency they should be faxed or mailed to NCSFPA at USDA/FNS Regions: 1; 3; 4 and 6 Fax: Mailing address: Jennifer Wall Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc. PO Box 5040 Manchester, NH USDA/FNS Regions: 2; 5 and 7 Fax: Mailing address: Jennifer Wright Philabundance 3616 South Galloway St. Philadelphia, PA 19148

22 Thank you! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly: Jennifer Wright Philabundance Department of Government Relations and External Affairs (215) , x 1070 jwright@philabundance.org Philadelphia, PA