The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Sample Clauses

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In the United States, federal programs to address food security began in the late 1930s and continued until 1943, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program began, to assist undernourished individuals and families. After 18 years without federal nutrition assistance for households, a pilot food stamp program was established in 1961, which led to the Food Stamp Act of 1964. Federal and state-level restrictions and policies regarding SNAP have changed over the decades and most recently in November of 2013, almost every household receiving SNAP experienced cutbacks to their benefits. Despite cutbacks, over 40 million individuals received SNAP in 2013 and has assisted these households in purchasing more food for themselves or their families.26 In response to the simultaneous increase in cost and demand for fresh produce among SNAP recipients, the USDA recently began a pilot program in grocery stores, which allows SNAP recipients to double their SNAP when purchasing fresh produce.27 This program piloted in Michigan and there are hopes for expansion in other states among SNAP recipients.27 As previously mentioned, individuals and families in the United States purchase food to be prepared and eaten at home, or purchase food at cafeterias, restaurants, fast-food places, or vending machines to be eaten outside the home. Some of these point of purchase locations accept SNAP, and some do not, additionally, when looking at diets of individuals dependent upon SNAP it is essential to know what foods and food items are SNAP or WIC eligible. SNAP eligible foods must be foods for the household to eat, such as: breads and cereals; fruits and vegetables; meats, fish, poultry; and dairy products, along with seeds and plants which produce food for the household to eat. Some restaurants can be authorized to accept SNAP benefits from elderly, homeless, or disabled people in exchange for low-cost meals. There are some restrictions; however, with SNAP benefits and the following items are not eligible to be purchased with SNAP: beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes or tobacco; vitamins and medicines; foods that can be eaten in the store; hot foods; and any nonhuman-food item, such as pet foods, soaps, paper products, and household supplies.26
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Related to The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Section 1. The Employer agrees to provide to the Union the statistical and program evaluation information provided to management concerning Employee Assistance Program(s).

  • TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM A. As part of the University policy to encourage staff members to further their formal education, the Tuition Assistance Program for Employees was established. Under the Tuition Assistance plan, qualified Employees will be issued vouchers which will enable them to register without paying tuition. (Incidental fees, however, must be paid by the Employee.)

  • Employee Assistance Program A. The State recognizes that alcohol, nicotine, drug abuse, and stress may adversely affect job performance and are treatable conditions. As a means of correcting job performance problems, the State may offer referral to treatment for alcohol, nicotine, drug, and stress related problems such as marital, family, emotional, financial, medical, legal, or other personal problems. The intent of this section is to assist an employee's voluntary efforts to treat alcoholism, nicotine use, or a drug-related or a stress-related problem.

  • EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The District’s Educational Assistance Program will be continued during the life of this Agreement. Employees who wish to enroll in job-related and promotion oriented courses, which will improve their job knowledge, and performance will be compensated by the District for expenses as follows:

  • Dependent Care Assistance Program The County offers the option of enrolling in a Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) designed to qualify for tax savings under Section 129 of the Internal Revenue Code, but such savings are not guaranteed. The program allows employees to set aside up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) of annual salary (before taxes) per calendar year to pay for eligible dependent care (child and elder care) expenses. Any unused balance is forfeited and cannot be recovered by the employee.

  • Peer Assistance and Review Program 1. MCEA and MCPS agree to jointly operate a Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program. The PAR Program is a mechanism for maintaining systemwide quality control and ensuring that all MCPS teachers responsible for teaching students are functioning at or above the high MCPS standards of performance. It provides intensive assistance for any teacher who has not yet achieved that standard or who falls below acceptable standards. Assistance and review are provided to both experienced MCPS teachers in need of significant improvement and teachers in their first year of teaching.

  • Employee Assistance Plan The Board shall make available to eligible employees and their eligible family members, at no cost, an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP). Employee participation in and/or referral to the EAP shall be voluntary and confidential, except as to any disclosures required by applicable state law. All personal treatment records generated as a result of an eligible individual’s utilization of the EAP shall be maintained by the service provider and shall not be shared with the Board unless otherwise authorized by the eligible employee or the covered dependent, or by operation of applicable law. The contact person for the EAP services to be made available under this Agreement shall not be employed by the Board of Education.

  • Employee Assistance Programs Consistent with the University's Employee Assistance Program, employees participating in an employee assistance program who receive a notice of layoff may continue to participate in that program for a period of ninety (90) days following the layoff.

  • Dependent Care Assistance Plan An employee may designate an amount per calendar year, from earnings on which there will be no federal income tax withholding for dependent care assistance (as defined in Section 129 of the Internal Revenue Code as amended from time to time.)

  • Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) services and the PEBT The Parties request that the PEBT Board undertake a review to assess the administering of all support staff Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) plans.

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