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Barriers to participation in the food stamp program among food pantry clients in Los Angeles

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  • Algert, S.J.
  • Reibel, M.
  • Renvall, M.J.

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Substantial numbers of food pantry clients are eligible for food stamps but do not receive them. Background characteristics of 14317 food pantry users in Los Angeles were analyzed to provide information helpful in food stamp outreach programs. Ninety percent of food pantry users were living well below poverty level, 59% were Hispanic, and 44% were homeless. Only 15% of the food pantry clients received food stamps, with homelessness and limited English language skills acting as barriers to food stamp program participation.

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  • Algert, S.J. & Reibel, M. & Renvall, M.J., 2006. "Barriers to participation in the food stamp program among food pantry clients in Los Angeles," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 96(5), pages 807-809.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.066977_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.066977
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    1. Douadia Bougherara & Gilles Grolleau & Naoufel Mzoughi, 2010. "How to Make Promises Without Having to Fulfill Them: An Application to the Food Stamp Program (SNAP) and Rebate Schemes," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(4), pages 1085-1094.
    2. Helton, Jesse J. & Moore, Amy R. & Henrichsen, Courtney, 2018. "Food security status of mothers at-risk for child maltreatment," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 263-269.
    3. Anne T. Byrne & David R. Just & Christopher B. Barrett, 2023. "But it came from a food pantry: Product stigma and quality perceptions of food pantry offerings," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 54(2), pages 327-344, March.
    4. Zhao, Jianqiang J. & Kaiser, Harry M. & Zheng, Yuqing, 2022. "Do grocery food taxes incentivize participation in SNAP?," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    5. Anne T. Byrne & David R. Just, 2021. "The Other Half: An Examination of Monthly Food Pantry Cycles in the Context of SNAP Benefits," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 43(2), pages 716-731, June.
    6. Barbara Fiese & Brenda Koester & Elaine Waxman, 2014. "Balancing Household Needs: The Non-food Needs of Food Pantry Clients and Their Implications for Program Planning," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 35(3), pages 423-431, September.

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