Kentucky Double Dollars and SNAP

Kentucky Double Dollars provides financial incentives to participants in SNAP, WIC Farmers Market Nutrition, and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs.

Featured in the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Homeless Children and Youth Newsletter – November 2024:

Kentucky families who receive the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can maximize the use of their funds by purchasing Kentucky-grown vegetables, fruits, dairy and meat products at participating farmers markets across Kentucky. Kentucky Double Dollars, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), provides financial incentives to participants in the following programs:

  • SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
  • WIC (Women, Infants and Children)
  • SFMNP (Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs)

Incentives can be used to obtain fresh, Kentucky-grown food at the following sites, where participating:

  • Farmers markets
  • Fresh stop and community markets
  • Retail stores

The end result is healthier food for Kentucky families, additional income for Kentucky farmers and stronger local food systems wherever the program is implemented. In 2022, 73 locations statewide participated in the Kentucky Double Dollars.

Information about this program, including specific dollar amounts for food incentives, can be found on the Kentucky Double Dollars website. Collaborations with agencies and programs will be an important sustainability tool for McKinney-Vento-identified students.

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