October 2009 Version of the Food Stamp Prescreening Guide Now Available

The October 2009 version of "FOOD STAMPS IN NYS: An Eligibility Prescreening Guide" is now available.

This guide is designed for community based organizations, advocates and volunteers who are working with low-income households and want to:

• determine if a household may potentially qualify for food stamp benefits,


• help assist the household through the application process, and


• determine an estimated food stamp benefit allotment.

To veiw or downloaded the guide from our website click here.

To order paper copies of the guide please contact Gail Cooney via e-mail at Gail.Cooney@nutritionconsortium.org or by calling 518-436-8757 x11. Please include the number of copies requested and the contact information for mailing.

Please be aware that we have a limited number of copies and will do our best to fill requests.