About the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

SNAP Web Site

USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

Home page for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
SNAP Retail Locator

USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

The SNAP Retail Locator is an interactive map tool which allows users to find SNAP-Authorized retailers across the country. Users can type an address or zip code to find their nearest retailers.
SNAP Outreach Materials

USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

Information and resources provided by Food and Nutrition Service to reach out to eligible low-income people who are not currently participating in SNAP and share information about the nutrition benefits of SNAP to help them make an informed participation decision.
FNS Outreach Coalition

USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

Works to support national and local organizations in their community outreach efforts on behalf of SNAP and other nutrition assistance programs to end hunger and improve nutrition at the national and local level and provide support to local outreach. Includes links to upcoming and past webinars.
SNAP Participation Rates

USDA. FNS. Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation.

Link to SNAP research and program studies. Includes trends in SNAP participation rates from 1999. Updated annually.
The Food Stamp Program: History, Nutrition Education, and Impact

American Dietetic Association. Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Overview of the history of the Food Stamp Program including nutrition education, its funding, and development since inception. Published in November 2007.
SNAP Name Change Label

USDA. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

This is a downloadable template for standard Avery 5163 labels with a notice about the name change to SNAP in 2008. Educators and outreach workers can print these labels and add them to existing materials. An informational notice about the new name is also provided with all orders for outreach materials. Available as a Publisher file (pub|152KB) or as a PDF(164KB). Also available in Spanish (pdf|87 KB).