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-q Economic and Community Supports: Program Information: The Food Support Program Page I of 3 <br />Main <br />Global Navigation <br />Documents &Forms <br />Grants & RFPs <br />40 Bulletins &Manuals <br />!19 Publicatip:ns. & _Reports <br />Counties & ft aonal <br />Emmmmpigyment <br />About DHS <br />Topic Hgm_e._ Search HMI. "nom U_s <br />rr <br />„ r r <br />r <br />r <br />r,,,r rrrrr <br />r, <br />err, ter, <br />rr„ <br />✓frr, <br />i <br />rrr, � ter, ir, <br />r <br />ter, s <br />✓frr, <br />> i ttttttt, <br />o [ / <br />✓frr <br />„ <br />/,/ i� /i, it i� i[ /" ;; / / % / / //r ✓, € €[ <br />vrr ,% fill <br />[[[[�r. <br />[[[[[[[i <br />,�rrr, ,rrrrrr, <br />i IIR <br />Imp rrrrrr% / , s <br />,rr <br />r� <br />€r <br />„ills <br />I <br />r P <br />r <br />/ <br />, rr /, <br />(formerly a i+d Stamps' <br />■ f <br />The Food Support program started in this country in 1939. <br />However, the program as we know today began in 1977. <br />The goal of the program is to assist low - income persons and <br />families so they can purchase food and better meet their <br />nutritional needs. The program is not intended to supply all <br />of a person's or family's food needs. Instead., it <br />supplements those needs while the person or family makes <br />an effort to become self - supporting. <br />Funding and Operations <br />The United States Department of Agriculture, Food and <br />Nutrition Services provides states with the funding needed <br />and the policy governing the Food Support program. <br />Minnesota's Department of Human Services supervises the <br />program on a state level, clarifies policies, reviews counter <br />performance, and distributes monthly benefits. In <br />accordance with state and federal directives counter human <br />services agencies accept client applicationsr determine <br />eligibility and determine benefit levels. The Food Support <br />program, is available in all 87 Minnesota counties, <br />Monthly benefit levels are based on income and the number <br />of persons in the household. Usually, if the household's net <br />income is around 130 percent of federal poverty or -below, <br />the household will qualify for Food Support assistance. If all <br />the persons in a household qualify for General Assistance <br />(GA) or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, <br />they would also qualify for food support. Households exiting <br />the MFIP program may still qualify for food assistance from <br />the Food Support program. <br />Monthly Benefits <br />hap://www.dhs.state.nm.us/ECS/Program/FoodSupport.htm 1/21/2003 <br />