October 2010 version of the Food Stamp Prescreening Guide Now Available

The October 2010 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
• calculate an estimated food stamp benefit allotment.

To veiw or downloaded the guide from our website click here. Due to financial restraints we will not be able to provide printed copies of this guide.

For questions concerning information in the guide please contact Dawn Secor, Food Stamp Specialist at dawn.secor@nutritionconsortium.org or by calling 518-436-8757 x12.