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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Community Food and Agriculture Coalition (CFAC) invites Montana farmer’s markets, retail establishments, and other SNAP-eligible markets to apply for the Double SNAP Dollars program by March 15<sup>th</sup>, 2020.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Double SNAP Dollars is a nutrition incentive program that helps food-insecure Montanans afford more fresh, local produce by doubling the purchasing power of their SNAP benefits. For every dollar spent on SNAP-eligible foods at participating
farmers markets or farm shares, SNAP recipients receive an extra dollar to spend on fresh, local produce. The goal of the program is to provide a dignified approach for people with limited means to access the quality of food they desire, while supporting local
farmers and the Montana economy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Since 2016 the DSD program has provided nutrition assistance to 4,555 customers while redirecting nearly $400,000 back into the local food economy. The program now has 23 participating sites from Whitefish to Billings, with additional
funding to provide 100% of incentives for first year sites. CFAC and partner agencies in the DSD network also provide technical assistance with implementation, marketing, outreach, and fundraising. So, if a market is interested bot not sure where to start,
we’re here to help!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in applying or know of a market that would be a good fit for this program, contact Shay Farmer, CFAC’s Food Access & Special Projects Program Manager at
<a href="mailto:shay@missoulacfac.org">shay@missoulacfac.org</a>. More information about the DSD program is available at
<a href="http://www.doubledollarsmt.com">www.doubledollarsmt.com</a> and the Montana Department of Agriculture’s
<a href="https://agr.mt.gov/Farmers-Market-Portal/SNAP-Other-Food-Access-Programs">
resource portal</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ian Finch | he, him, his</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#295CAD">Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#295CAD">Beginning Farmer & Rancher | Food Access Programs</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Community Food & Agriculture Coalition</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.missoulacfac.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">missoulacfac.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> |
406-926-1004</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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