How Much Can Local Food Stamp Offices Do?
Over the years, the Food and Nutrition Service has been concerned with informing food stamp participants about good nutrition so they can purchase and prepare nutritious meals for their families within the constraints of a food stamp budget. The goal of the Food Stamp Program since its inception has been to allow low-income households to obtain a more nutritious diet. The question has always been, “What is the best way to do this?’ To help answer this question and plan future information activities, Bonnie Polk of FNS’ public information office got several food stamp eligibility workers and supervisors from the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore areas together with several FNS staffers to exchange ideas. What the nine who came said might be useful to others involved in planning educational activities. How much can offices do? “I see providing nutrition information as an extension of the food stamp certification officer’s responsibility,’ said Samuel Robinson, a food stamp certification su
