California Association of Food Banks is a membership organization of 42 food banks from throughout the state with a shared … Read more
Outreach and Application Assistance: Case Studies of California SNAP Outreach Trainings
Outreach and Application Assistance: Case Studies of California SNAP Outreach Trainings is a compilation of best practices in community-based SNAP outreach training methods from across California.
Kevin Anderson
Kevin graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern University in 2005, receiving a BA in political science and legal studies. He wrote honors theses for both majors: the first paper posited a legal and political solution to the Iraqi debt crisis and the second paper examined the evolution of U.S. foreign … Read more
Improving Food Stamps in Alameda County and Beyond
Improving Food Stamps in Alameda County and Beyond is based on an in-depth analysis of the Alameda County Social Service Agency’s internal processes and how they can best interface with the external food stamp outreach efforts of local community based … Read more
Untangling the Lines: Using Phone-Based Assistance to Increase Access to Food Stamps
Untangling the Lines: Using Phone-Based Assistance to Increase Access to Food Stamps documents efforts throughout the nation to improve access to food stamps using phone-based assistance. The report examines potential opportunities for future phone-based food stamp applications and case management … Read more
Documenting Vulnerability: Food Insecurity Among Indigenous Mexican Migrants in California’s Central Valley
Documenting Vulnerability: Food Insecurity Among Indigenous Mexican Migrants in California’s Central Valley provides an overview of food insecurity in the Mixtec community, an indigenous Mexican group in Fresno and Medera, CA, and outlines their experience with the emergency food system, … Read more
Katherine Moos
Katherine graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2006 where she studied political science and Spanish. She also studied demography and economics at the University of Havana and researched her thesis on reproductive healthcare in Cuba. After graduating, Katherine worked as a research assistant at Boston Medical Center on the Children’s … Read more
Tim Shadix
16th Class, 2009-2010 Field Placement: California Association of Food Banks (Oakland, CA) Tim researched SNAP/food stamps outreach, application assistance, and online application programs in California to document diverse and innovative strategies for increasing SNAP enrollment through the expansion of “out-of-office” … Read more
Lisa Hahn
A native of Los Angeles County, Lisa graduated in 2008 with a degree in politics and international relations. She has worked on labor rights, peace, voting, citizenship, and immigration in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, California. She has also worked with the environmental justice movement, as a substitute teacher in … Read more
Opening New Doors to Ending Hunger: Out-of-Office Food Stamp Applications in California
Opening New Doors to Ending Hunger: Out-of-Office Food Stamp Applications in California documents how county agencies and community-based organizations around the state are partnering to increase application options for clients by offering application assistance, posting county workers in community centers, … Read more
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