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<br />- ECCl10mic <br /> <br />Community Supports: Program Information: <br /> <br />Page 1 3 <br /> <br /> <br />. I;CS MaiD_ Page <br />. Ch i hLSYQ12QI.t SeXY i c;..es <br />. Q~i)J& .tfQntplJ::t~grir1g <br />SgIYJ~~? <br />. PrO-ID"arn.lDfQIm.Qtioo <br />. Regulatioll.s..qnd <br />PrQ.!;~d UIe~ <br />. W~Jf.qJ~ R~form <br />-lntQrOIQtiQD..5.y.s.tems <br />. R~Qr:t?a nd.S~a.tistics <br />. Fe.~dbg!';:k <br /> <br />Global Navigation <br /> <br />. How. DoJLW~~. ~ <br />. A .to Z.-Ippi ~s. <br />. fAQs (7) <br />. Calendar <br />.. N.~w..srQQnJ <br /> <br />.. Documents .~.E-<:~.rms <br />. Grant~.8t.RtP.s. <br />. .6.!JJ I etto..s._~.f'J1 a n u a 15 <br />. Publicati.Qn~~ Bep_QID <br /> <br />. C.ounties & Re9iona~ <br />. Em.pJQ.Yrn~f1t <br />. AboLLt_DHS <br /> <br />Food Support Program <br /> <br />Topic ti.Qm.e.. ~arch_ Help Contact Us <br /> <br />E.~.__.___.___mi~_ and.tom.mY-,~lty <br />SU(lports <br />The Food Support Program <br /> <br />(formerly called Food Stamps) <br /> <br />Program Description <br /> <br />The Food Support program started in this country in 1939. <br />However, the program as we know it today began in 1977. <br />The goal of the program is to assist low-income persons and <br />families 50 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 /> <br />Funding and Operations <br /> <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 county <br />performance, and distributes monthly benefits. In <br />accordance with state and federal directives county human <br />services agencies accept client applications, determine <br />eligibility and determine benefit levels. The Food Support <br />program is available in all 87 Minnesota counties. <br /> <br />Participation Requirements <br /> <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 /> <br />Monthly Benefits <br /> <br />http://www.dhs.state.mn.usIECSlProgramlFoodSupport.htm <br /> <br />1/21/2003 <br />