WASHINGTON S FINI GRANT. March 2018

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1 WASHINGTON S FINI GRANT March 018

2 Agenda Overview of FINI grant Current Outcomes How to Get Involved Q/A WA State DOH

3 Overview Start End April 1, 015 March 31, 00 Award $5.86M Subawardees 11 diverse food system stakeholders Incentive Strategies 1. Farmers Market Match. Fruit and Vegetable Prescriptions 3. Fruit and Vegetable Coupons Outlets ~80 markets/csa ~170 grocery stores WA State DOH 3

4 Organizational Structure WA State DOH 4

5 Incentives Strategy Incentive Form Terms and Conditions Eligible F/V $1:$1SNAP $5 flat $:$5SNAP $10 Rx $0 Rx $40 Rx Market tokens and paper market currency Paper voucher Use SNAP benefits to purchase any SNAP-eligible item Get market tokens to buy F/V No purchase necessary; 1-month expiration; Prescription can be used like cash to buy F/V only $5:$10SNAP Catalina Use SNAP benefits to coupon purchase F/V Get $5 off generated/ the next purchase of F/V; redeemed 1-month expiration by POS WA State DOH 5

6 Counties with FINI Programs WA State DOH 6

7 SNAP Participant Feedback Fruit and vegetable prescriptions have been so useful to my daughter and I. It allows us to have healthy food that we wouldn t have been able to have otherwise. Rx patient As a newly disabled person, Fresh Bucks is helping me stretch my SNAP benefits so I can eat low carb foods to help with my medical issues. Farmers market customer My family loves this program because it makes it possible for us to enjoy our local farmers markets. Farmers market customer WA State DOH 7

8 Outcomes: Farmers Market Match Farmers Market Redemption (April 015- September 017) # of SNAP Transactions 69,654 Amount of SNAP of Benefits Spent $956,816 Amount of SNAP of Incentives Spent $611,814 Average Amount of SNAP Benefits Spent per Transaction $13.70 # of Unique SNAP Shoppers 16,136 # of Repeat SNAP Shoppers 6,37 WA State DOH 8

9 Outcomes: Fruit and Vegetable Rx Rx Redemption (April 015- September 017) Incentive # incentives issued Value Rx redeemed % redemption # Outlets that redeemed Rx Fresh Bucks Rx,79 $63,078 86% 5 farmers markets Grocery Store Rx 11,897 $70,680 59% 103 stores Small Steps Rx* 64,990* (SNAP & non-snap) $38,330 (SNAP only) Total value of Rx redeemed $17,088 Economic impact $308,038 *Small Steps Rx offered to non-snap patients, FINI only reimburses for SNAP patients farmers markets WA State DOH 9

10 Outcomes: Grocery Store Coupons Grocery Store Coupons Redemption (June- December 017) # of Coupons Distributed 466,91 Number of Coupons Redeemed 71,69 Redemption Rate for Coupons 15.% Top Items Purchased Bananas Apples Bell Peppers Avocados Cucumbers With Coupon Strawberries Grapes Cherries Onions Fruits and Vegetables Purchased by Fresh, Canned, Frozen Category 93% Fresh 4% Canned 3% Frozen WA State DOH 10

11 018 Updates Fruit and Vegetable Rx: Complete Eats Rx Sea Mar, Nisqually Health Services, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinics, and Verdant Health Commission Farmers Markets: Olympia Farmers Market Snohomish County Farmers Markets Other new markets (Jamie to add) Complete Eats Grocery Store: Expected to continue through December 018 stay tuned WA State DOH 11

12 How to get Involved Educate SNAP-Ed participants about Farmers Market and Complete Eats Fruit and Vegetable Coupons: o Farmers market tours o Grocery store tours o Food demos o Distribute FM rack cards and Complete Eats materials Engage community partners with FINI grant opportunities WA State DOH 1

13 How to get Involved Engage Safeway store staff about Complete Eats Fruit and Vegetable Coupon program Potential SNAP-Ed activities: o o o o Develop a relationship with SNAP-Ed qualified retailers (Safeway stores) with the goal of increasing access to fruit and vegetables among SNAP participants. Support SNAP-Ed qualified retailers (Safeway stores) in their knowledge and promotion of coupons Communicate any local issues about coupons to Department of Health FINI team. Check-in with SNAP-Ed participants about their experience with Complete Eats Fruit and Vegetable Coupons. For example, if agencies promote coupons in classes, ask how things are going when they use the coupons. Report any issues to Department of Health FINI team. WA State DOH 13 Toolkit

14 For more information For more information about ways to get involved, FINI grant materials, and FINI grant opportunities: Webpages Professional audience Information on grant Download fact sheets, data briefs Progress Report SNAP participant audience Information on incentives Landing page for Farmers Market Match & Fruit and Vegetable Coupons Social Media DOH Facebook WA State DOH 14

15 Contact Alyssa Auvinen Washington State Department of Health Jamie Wells Washington Sate Department of Health WA State DOH 15