SNAP Online Purchasing Program increased access to healthy food during pandemic
“A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pilot program that allows people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase groceries online has improved recipients’ access to healthy food and their ability to social distance, according to a new analysis. As the COVID-19 pandemic worsened food insecurity nationwide, the USDA expanded the pilot program, called the Online Purchasing Program (OPP), to reach 47 states.”