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[Title] Bridging the Technological Divide: A Guide to Accepting Food Stamps… [Author] Lucinda Megill [Year] 2005 [Publication Type] Field Reports [Community Focus] Community Members, Food Retailers, SNAP/Food Stamp Recipients, Workers (including farm workers) [Location] Domestic, Louisiana, New Orleans [Description] Bridging the Technological Divide: A Guide to Accepting Food Stamps at Farmer’s Markets details the process of making food stamp acceptance a reality at outdoor farmer’s markets,… Read more [Affiliation] Emerson Fellow [Body] 
Bridging the Technological Divide guide accepting Food Stamps farmers markets Emerson National Hunger Fellowship HungerFree Community Report Lucinda Megill Table Contents Introduction Security Becoming authorized retailer Systems Third Party Processors Launching Final Comments Appendix AVendor Handout BPress release and press ideas The same year that Crescent City Farmers Market opened Louisiana announced would changing from paper coupons Electronic Benefit Transfer EBT market was set New Orleans parking lot with electricity telephone access because these technological problems unable connect local lowincome shoppers federal dollars Accepting winwinwin situation small family fishers businesses benefit spent their stands customers fresh products neighborhood economy benefits multiplier effect which shows Stamp least double circulation such then why dont more across country accept food stamps One major obstacle one how phone line hurdle dividethe following help make sense maze authorizations electronic money nuts bolts getting word out this you will find tips steps for becoming vendor about exactly some information companies sell pointofsale machines handle transactions addition plugs into increasing security your community understand our process Our Story each section condition all residents obtain safe culturally acceptable nutritionally adequate diet through sustainable system maximizes selfreliance social justice Mike Hamm Anne Bellows wwwfoodsecurityorg are hub innovation Richard McCarthy has commented can centers commercial activity meeting places stage celebrating culture they also link chain fights insecurity article published illustrates fight against hunger Pains Gambit Weekly staff Hungry kids anxious apt suffer chronic illness likely have behavioral Orleanians famous love affair But far too many people who live here bed hungry numbers staggering need level nobody right now says Jenny Rodgers spokeswoman Second Harvest Bank increased its southern distribution roughly times over past two decades but still not enough services grown were reaching everybody needs Last Monday Aug Mayor Ray Nagin joined announce plan Blueprint End designed reduce city half next five years Its part nationwide effort spearheaded coalition AntiHunger Organizations developed spells what private citizens nonprofit organizations government Currently four children insecure households This largely due widespread poverty months Census report found percent second worst rate nation top Blueprints list priorities better national Program established currently feeds millions Americans mostly families Nationwide program Participation rising rapidly where federally funded pays per day recipients Louisianas Department Social Services DSS administers worked hard barriers Applicants owned cars even paying car note once turned away had assets Recent legislation changed shares computer files state Education foodstamp automatically eligible free school lunches should consider suggested changes adding evening weekend hours offices miss work there submit State Outreach Plan feds provide matching funds outreach workers stationed pantries schools public housing complexes unemployment could applicants fill programs sevenpage application spot examine whether current levels feed recipient entire month general especially younger protected unless reaches severe household Typically moms dads grandparents skip meals eat certain days house adults shouldnt either Minneapolis doctor initiated study hospital after number her patients couldnt afford groceries quit taking insulin lifethreatening She three hypoglycemic reactions able buy secret innercity stores expensive offering little any produce Hall creative ways participants healthy affordable foods They example establish pay cards Parish Schools ensure every kid breakfast lunch afterschool summer What happens otherwise outlined titled Obesity When available regular basis poor often rely less highcalorie stave 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