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Budgetary and Spending Implications of a Food Stamp Outreach Program

General Information

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Evaluator(s) ECONorthwest for the Oregon Center for Public Policy
Investigator(s) John Tapogna (Oregon Center for Public Policy)
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Type Policy Analysis
Program/Policy Description Examines experiences in other states to determine the potential effectiveness of an outreach program to improve participation in the food stamp program.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 03/21/00
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) John Lewis (jlewis@ocpp.org)
Oregon Center for Public Policy
PO Box 7
(T) (503) 873-1201
(F) (503) 873-1947
Submitter(s) John Lewis (jlewis@ocpp.org)
Oregon Center for Public Policy
PO Box 7
(T) (503) 873-1201
(F) (503) 873-1947

Populations Studied

Target Population Local government
Social/Community service agencies
Subgroups Analyzed None
Sample Size and Unit Sample size not reported.
Execution Not reported.

Sites Studied

Oregon

Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated

Financial incentives

Food stamps

Variation in program components across sites? No

Outcomes Assessed

Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness

Types of Studies

Type Cost-Benefit Study
 

Data Sources

Source Administrative data
 
Source Program descriptions and documents
 

Findings Available

Final Cost-benefit Findings
Final Descriptive/Analytical Findings

Recommendations

Existing Publications

11/01/98 Budgetary and Spending Implications of a Food Stamp Outreach Program: Final Report OCPP