An interactive dashboard that enables users to explore and monitor key metrics of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Quality Control (QC) system.
An overview of current technology systems used by WIC agencies nationwide, highlighting trends, challenges, and opportunities for modernization to improve program efficiency and participant experience.
A report that reviews what has been learned from guaranteed income pilot projects in Massachusetts and situates those findings within the broader national evidence base.
This report calculates the cumulative impact of major benefit programs on two types of families and how their benefits change as they move into the labor market and climb the ladder of upward mobility.
This toolkit provides guidance and resources for state agencies to effectively implement the USDA’s Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program, which helps low-income families buy food during the summer months when school meals are unavailable.
This report examines how state governments organize and manage human services programs, analyzing various agency structures and their impact on service delivery and coordination with the health care sector.
This article examines how the decentralization of safety net programs after welfare reform has led to growing inequality in benefit generosity and access across U.S. states.
This article from Civil Eats explores how expanding online purchasing options for SNAP recipients can improve food security, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
California’s SNAP program faced record application volume due to the COVID-19 crisis, and other states must anticipate similar demand. This post summarizes key takeaways from GetCalFresh’s real-time data and client communications, and offers recommendations for how other states can implement effective responses.