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Governor Sheila Oliver. Washington, DC: Holben, John P. Views Read Edit View history. Peer Counselors. All of NJ This Site. Nutritious meals in a variety of group settings in the community, and Home delivered meals for seniors who are unable to leave their homes.
Junior Breeders Program. Senior Nutrition Agencies distribute coupons to eligible seniors in July. Call the agency in June for a distribution schedule. Find out if you're eligible to receive coupons by clicking on the "Check Eligibility" link.
The U. Department of Agriculture provides funding for this program with a required state match.
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Check eligibility. Find out if you're eligible to receive Senior Farmers Market Coupons.
The Women & Infant Children (WIC) and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (FMNP) provide vouchers to program participants to purchase fresh fruit. The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) awards to provide low- income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for.
Learn how to use your Farmers Market coupons. Women, infants over four months old and children that have been certified to receive WIC program benefits or who are on a waiting list for WIC certification are eligible to participate in the FMNP. The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program SFMNP is a related program that targets low-income seniors, generally defined as individuals who are at least 60 years old and who have household incomes of not more than percent of the federal poverty level. Low-income consumers often face inadequate food environments " food deserts " in which the accessibility of healthy foods including fresh fruits and vegetables is severely limited.
Few food retail outlets combined with the high cost of healthy food options contribute to poor food selections for many low-income consumers. Low income then is associated with lower than average intakes of both fruits and vegetables. Fewer than one in five WIC children consume the recommended quantity of vegetables each day, while fewer than half consume the recommended quantity of fruits.
The elderly also suffer from insufficient fruit and vegetable intake. Ford and Republican Representative William F. The purpose of the act was to authorize grants for state programs designed to: The bill passed in the House on June 22, , and in the Senate on June 23, It was signed by President George H. Bush and became Public Law No.
The act amended the Richard B. Three nondiscretionary provisions were mandated in the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of regarding the FMNP including the option to authorize roadside stands, a reduction in the required amount of state matching funds, and an increase in the maximum Federal benefit level.
The first two provisions became effective on October 1, , while the increased maximum Federal FMNP benefit level was effective as of June 30, Participating state agencies must provide matching funds for the program in an amount that is equal to at least 30 percent of the administrative cost of the program, except Indian Tribal Organizations which may provide a negotiated match contribution that is less than 30 percent but not less than 10 percent. State agencies must submit a State Plan describing the manner in which the state agency intends to implement, operate and administer all aspects of the FMNP within its jurisdiction.
Only authorized producers may accept and redeem FMNP coupons. However, state agencies may supplement the federal benefit level. State agencies such as the State Department of Agriculture, Aging, or Health typically administers the program on a state level. State agencies may also supplement the benefit level with state, local or private funds. Eligible foods to be purchased with SFMNP coupons include fresh, nutritious, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs.
Certain foods are not eligible for purchase with SFMNP benefits including dried fruits or vegetables, potted fruit or vegetable plants, potted or dried herbs, wild rice, nuts of any kind even raw , eggs, maple syrup, cider, and molasses. Nutrition education is also provided to SFMNP recipients by the state agency, often through an arrangement with the local WIC agency or through a cooperating senior center. While the rules regarding the program are uniform across all states, the scale and methods of implementation are noticeably diverse. State agencies that applied at the start of each program have had longer to request expansion funds.