Administration of the SUN Bucks Program In FFY 2024, DCFS administered the SUN Bucks program, distributing approximately $80,273,040 in nutritional assistance to 668,942 eligible school-aged children during the summer months. Each child received a one-time $120 benefit, with benefits being … Read More
SNAP
Protecting Access to SNAP for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Critical Strategies for State Implementation
Young people play an important role in shaping our society and contributing to their families, their communities, and our collective future. Policies that promote their health, wellbeing, and stability can help ensure young people are able to pursue and achieve … Read More
The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations
A strong public health system serves as a cornerstone of well-being and prosperity for the nation and the world. The foundation of such a system includes a focus on evidence-based interventions, an emphasis on prevention and health equity, and, critically, … Read More
SNAP Benefits to Change in October: Here’s Who’s Impacted
SNAP recipients need to prepare for some major changes this month. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits low-income Americans and helps them access healthy foods each month. Specific SNAP maximum allotments, deductions and income eligibility change each year in line with the beginning of the … Read More
Leveraging Cross-Program Data to Modernize Outreach & Enrollment in SNAP & Connected Benefits
Across the human services sector, a variety of data sharing models support state and local benefits access interventions and increasingly catalyzes longerterm systems transformation initiatives. Projects funded under the Coordinating SNAP & Nutrition Supports (CSNS) grant program deployed three distinct … Read More
Streamlining the New SNAP Time Limit Exemption for Young People With Experience in Foster Care
By providing benefits to purchase food, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is vital to supporting the nutrition, health, and well-being of young adults who are exiting foster care. Even so, too many of these eligible young adults miss out … Read More