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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

GOLDEN GROCER AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN ALL YEAR!


The Outreach Coalition of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is pleased to announce it is accepting nominations for the Golden Grocer Hunger Champions Award Program. These awards represent the retailer component of the Hunger Champions Award Program by recognizing the instrumental role retailers play in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Retailers committed to the FNS vision of ending hunger and improving nutrition and health has ensured the success of the SNAP. Highlighting successful activities that improve service to recipients of SNAP benefits and low-income customers will provide other retailers with exemplary models to replicate.

The Golden Grocer Hunger Champions awards will be given to retailers that provide excellence in customer service, outreach, and/or nutrition education. Awards will be acknowledged by FNS as nominations are submitted and reviewed. All nominees will be recognized with a plaque noting their commitment to these initiatives. In addition, all nominees will be listed as model retailers on the SNAP web site at (http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/outreach).

The nomination process is simple. Anyone may submit a nomination form and firms may self-nominate. To be eligible for a nomination, a firm must be a SNAP authorized retailer in good standing. As in the past, awards will be given in three categories of SNAP authorized firms: local stores affiliated with large corporations, small independent grocery stores, and farmers’ markets. Nomination forms and instructions for submitting them are available on line at the web pages of SNAP Outreach www.fns.usda.gov/snap/outreach  and the Food Research and Action Center www.frac.org .

The FNS Outreach Coalition is a national group of organizations and individuals that provide a forum for the sharing of outreach ideas, strategies, and resources in order to improve the accessibility of FNS nutrition assistance programs and increase participation by eligible persons. The Coalition seeks to broaden community awareness of and support for FNS nutrition assistance programs, and is committed to improving its effectiveness through viable partnerships.

Questions concerning the Golden Grocer Award Program and the Outreach Coalition should be emailed to outreachcoalition@fns.usda.gov.



Last modified: 04/11/2012