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In Improving Summer EBT for Indian Tribal Organizations, you’ll find recommended program changes, including statutory changes and regulatory changes, that will allow more Tribes to distribute benefits and reduce summertime food insecurity.
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Created in collaboration by FRAC and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, Summer EBT in Indian Country: A Report on Tribal Success, Barriers, and Best Practices serves as an introduction to Summer EBT. Highlighting barriers identified by tribes, this case study also offers lessons learned and best practices from Chickasaw Nation. It underlines the profound positive impact of this program, highlights tribal success, and identifies ways to improve the process for future tribal participation in the program.
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By creating a strong, intuitive Summer EBT application form, states can maximize accessibility and lessen the administrative burden of the program by creating a lasting database. This new case study, Summer EBT: Application and Database Best Practices From 2024, aims to present the best practices for program applications and databases, and different pathways for states to fulfill 2025 Summer EBT requirements.
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Developed by Kimberly Montez, MD, MPH, FAAP, and Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP, in partnership with FRAC, Connecting Families to WIC: A Practical Toolkit for Health Care Providers, is designed to help health care professionals more effectively identify and address gaps in participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
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